System and method for bronchial dilation
US11058879B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00541
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of reducing bronchial constriction in a subject includes delivering energy to create one or more lesions on a main bronchus so as to transect pulmonary nerves sufficiently to reduce bronchial constriction in a lung of the patient distal to the main bronchus.
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