Devices for modification of airways by transfer of energy
US7425212B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1807
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This relates to a device for treating lung disease, and more particularly, relates to a device for exchanging energy with airway tissue such as that found in the airways of human lungs. The exchange of energy with this airway tissue in the airways reduces the ability of the airways to constrict and/or reduces the resistance within the airway to the flow of air through the airway.
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