Methods for treating airways

US8251070B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Asthmatx, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Christopher J. Danek · Redwood City, US
• Michael Biggs · San Francisco, US
• Bryan Loomas · Los Gatos, US
• Michael D. Laufer · Menlo Park, US
• Gary Kaplan · San Francisco, US
• Kelly Shriner · Sunnyvale, US
• William J. Wizeman · Littleton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 4, 2006
• Grant date: Aug 28, 2012
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/064
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This relates to a method of treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The method 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.