Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for treating airways
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Application No.: US16364614Application Date: 2019-03-26
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Publication No.: US10561458B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Christopher J. Danek , Michael Biggs , Bryan E. Loomas , Michael D. Laufer , Gary S. Kaplan , Kelly M. Shriner , William Wizeman
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B5/053 ; A61B5/08 ; A61B5/107 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B10/04 ; A61B18/18 ; A61N5/10 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/06

Abstract:
This relates to treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The also includes steps of measuring a parameter of an airway at a plurality of locations in a lung, identifying at least one treatment site from at least one of the plurality of locations based on the parameter, and applying energy to the treatment site to reduce the ability of the site to narrow.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190216529A1 METHODS FOR TREATING AIRWAYS Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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