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US 2013/0211402 A1Published application
Methods of treating inflammation in airways
AssigneeAsthmatx, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. DANEK, Michael BIGGS, Bryan E. LOOMAS, Michael D. LAUFER, Gary KAPLAN, Kelly M. SHRINER
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Abstract
This relates to treating an asthmatic lung and more particularly, relates to advancing a treatment device into the lung and treating the lung with the device. This also includes additional steps of treating the airway wall, applying energy or heat to the airway wall in an asthmatic lung.
Claims21
1-13. (canceled)
A method for treating a lung of a patient, the lung including an airway having a wall, the method comprising:
- advancing an energy delivery device to a first location on the wall;
- actuating the energy delivery device to deliver energy to tissue at the first location on the wall;
- manipulating the energy delivery device to position the energy delivery device at a second location on the wall, wherein the second location on the wall is longitudinally spaced from the first location on the wall;
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- actuating the energy delivery device to deliver energy to tissue at the second location on the wall, wherein delivering energy to tissue at one or both of the first and second locations on the wall reduces an ability of the airway to constrict in response to a stimulus.
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A method for treating a lung of a patient, the lung including an airway having a wall, the method comprising:
- locating a plurality of treatment locations on the wall;
- advancing an energy delivery device to a first treatment location of the plurality of treatment locations, wherein the energy delivery device includes at least one electrode;
- actuating the energy delivery device to deliver energy to tissue at the first treatment location on the wall;
- manipulating the energy delivery device to position the energy delivery device at another treatment location of the plurality of treatment locations, wherein the another treatment location is adjacent the first treatment location;
- actuating the energy delivery device to deliver energy to tissue at the another treatment location on the wall;
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- repeating the steps of manipulating the energy delivery device to position the energy delivery device at another treatment location of the plurality of treatment locations and actuating the energy delivery device to deliver energy to tissue at the another treatment location on the wall, so that energy is delivered to a length of the airway in a pattern.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.