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US 2012/0259271 A1Published application
Medical instruments and techniques for treating pulmonary disorders
AssigneeTsunami MedTech, LLC
InventorsJohn H. SHADDUCK, Michael HOEY
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Abstract
Methods and devices for delivering energy to lung tissue, for example to cause lung volume reduction by generating a flow of vapor and introducing the flow of vapor into the lung where the vapor delivers thermal energy sufficient to modify lung tissue.
Claims27
A method of applying energy to lung tissue in a lung to treat a lung disorder comprising:
- generating a flow of vapor, and introducing a flow of vapor into lung wherein the vapor delivers thermal energy sufficient to modify lung tissue and
- controlling the temperature of the heat of vaporization of the vapor.
A method of applying energy to lung tissue in a lung to treat a lung disorder comprising:
- generating a flow of vapor, and introducing a flow of vapor into an airway within the lung;
- pressurizing the flow of vapor sufficiently to extend the flow of vapor to targeted airway extremities;
- wherein the vapor delivers thermal energy sufficient to modify lung tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.