System and method for treating COPD and emphysema
US11103307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method enabling the receipt of image data of a patient, identification of one or more locations within the image data depicting symptoms of COPD, analyzing airways and vasculature proximate the identified locations; planning a pathway to the one or more locations, navigating an extended working channel to one of the locations, positioning a microwave ablation catheter proximate the location, and energizing the microwave ablation catheter to treat the locations depicting symptoms of COPD.
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