Patent ID: 7594925

Claim:
A method for treating smooth muscle tissue surrounding a luminal passageway in an asthmatic lung of a patient, the method comprising: generating a map representing at least a portion of luminal passageways in the lung using a rendering system; selecting at least one treatment location within the luminal passageway of the lung, wherein a substantial portion of the map is generated before selecting at least one treatment location; providing a separate real-time visual display module displaying the treatment location from within the luminal passageway of the lung via a bronchoscope, wherein an actual position of the treatment location on the map and the separate real-time visual display module displaying the luminal passageways are displayed concurrently; applying an energy therapy to the treatment location to treat the smooth muscle tissue, where the energy therapy applied to the respective treatment location is defined by a plurality of parameters; and generating a treatment history profile where the treatment history profile includes a virtual position of the device at each treatment location when applying the energy therapy.