Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHODS FOR TREATING AIRWAYS
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Application No.: US14989147Application Date: 2016-01-06
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Publication No.: US20160113703A1Publication Date: 2016-04-28
- Inventor: Christopher J. DANEK , Michael BIGGS , Bryan E. LOOMAS , Michael D. LAUFER , Gary S. KAPLAN , Kelly M. SHRINER , William J. WIZEMAN
- Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14

Abstract:
This relates to treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The 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.
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