Method for treating an asthma attack
AssigneeAsthmatx, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. Danek, Bryan E. Loomas, Thomas M. Keast, Michael D. Laufer
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Abstract
A method for treating the lung during an acute episode of reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as an asthma attack. The method comprises transferring energy to an airway wall of an airway such that a diameter of the airway is increased. The energy may be transferred to the airway wall prior to, during or after an asthma attack. The energy may be transferred in an amount sufficient to temporarily or permanently increase the diameter of the airway. The method may be performed while the airway is open, closed or partially closed.
Claims18
A method for increasing a diameter of a temporary, reversible, and acutely constricted airway in a lung, the method comprising:
- transferring a sufficient amount of energy to a wall of a temporary, reversible, and acutely constricted airway in a lung such that a diameter of the constricted airway increases.
A method for treating a patient undergoing a temporary, reversible asthma attack, the method comprising:
- transferring a sufficient amount of energy to a wall of a constricted airway in a lung to alter the airway wall in such a manner that a resistance to airflow of the constricted airway is decreased.
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