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US 7,264,002 B2Granted
Methods of treating reversible obstructive pulmonary disease
AssigneeAsthmatx, Inc.
InventorsChristopher James Danek, Michael Biggs, Bryan Loomas, Michael D. Laufer, Gary Kaplan, Kelly 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
A method for treating a lung having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease, comprising:
- applying energy to a treatment site in lung tissue of a patient having reversible obstructive pulmonary disease where the energy structurally alters smooth muscle tissue at the treatment site reducing the ability of the tissue to produce at least one symptom of reversible obstructive pulmonary disease wherein the at least one symptom comprises airway smooth muscle contraction;
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- controlling a temperature of tissue near the treatment site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.