Vapor treatment of lung nodules and tumors
US10485604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/048
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for treating a lesion in a lung of a patient are described. Embodiments can include navigating a vapor exit port of a vapor delivery catheter to an airway point near a lung region in which the lesion resides, delivering condensable vapor from the vapor delivery catheter along anatomic boundaries of the lung region, and creating a uniform field of necrosis in tissue around the lesion by allowing the condensable vapor to condense.
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