Patent ID: 8733367
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a lung of a patient, the lung including an airway having a wall, the method comprising: advancing an expandable portion of an energy delivery device to a first location on the wall, wherein the energy delivery device includes a plurality of electrodes on the expandable portion; actuating the expandable portion at the first location on the wall and delivering thermal energy to tissue at the first location on the wall; manipulating the energy delivery device to position the expandable portion of the energy delivery device at a second location on the wall, wherein the second location on the wall is longitudinally spaced from the first location on the wall; and actuating the expandable portion at the second location on the wall and delivering thermal energy to tissue at the second location on the wall, wherein delivering thermal energy to tissue at one or both of the first and second locations on the wall reduces an ability of the airway to constrict in response to a stimulus.