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US 2013/0253602 A1Published application
Methods for treating airways
AssigneeAsthmatx, Inc.
InventorsChristopher James DANEK, Michael BIGGS, Brian 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
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A method of treating an airway of a lung, the method comprising:
- inserting a treatment device into the lung;
- delivering energy to tissue of the airway via the treatment device;
- and
- cooling the tissue of the airway.
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A method of treating an airway of a lung, the method comprising:
- inserting a treatment device into the lung;
- delivering energy to a treatment site of the airway via the treatment device;
- and
- reducing the temperature of tissue adjacent to the treatment site, via a cold fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.