Patent ID: 7708768

Claim:
A method for tracking an energy delivery device which treats asthma, the method comprising: generating a virtual map representing at least a portion of an airway of a lung using a rendering system; generating a virtual position of an energy delivery device on the virtual map with a locating implement or sensor assembly coupled to a distal portion of the device, wherein the distal portion of the device is configured to be advanced within the airway so as to apply an energy therapy to a selected treatment location in the airway to treat asthma; providing a separate real-time display module displaying the treatment location from within the airway via a bronchoscope, wherein an actual position of the treatment location on the map and the separate real-time visual display module displaying the airway are displayed concurrently; and generating a treatment history profile that includes the virtual position of the energy deliver device at each treatment location where energy has been applied.