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US 2015/0305794 A1Published application
Method for treating a lung
AssigneeAsthmatx, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. DANEK, Bryan E. LOOMAS, Thomas M. KEAST
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Abstract
An embodiment of the disclosure includes a method for treating a lung. The method may include inserting a cooling element into an airway of the lung; and damaging tissue disposed radially outward of surface tissue defining the airway via the cooling element
Claims18
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A method of treating a lung, the method comprising:
- inserting a cooling element into an airway of the lung;
- and
- damaging tissue disposed radially outward of surface tissue defining the airway via the cooling element.
A method of treating a lung, the method comprising:
- absorbing heat from tissue of the lung to reduce the volume of the tissue.
A method of treating a lung, the method comprising:
- inserting a cooling element into an airway of the lung such that the cooling element contacts surface tissue defining the airway;
- and
- absorbing heat from the contacted surface tissue to damage the surface tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.