Patent ID: 8660647

Claim:
A method of treating a patient having a pulmonary disorder, comprising: coupling a first set of electrodes to a first nerve selected from a bronchial branch of a left vagus nerve and a pulmonary plexus; coupling a second set of electrodes to a second nerve selected from a bronchial branch of a right vagus nerve and the pulmonary plexus; activating the first set of electrodes to deliver energy from the first set of electrodes to a first target location on the first nerve to provide blocking parasympathetic nerve signals in combination with non-blocking sympathetic stimulation signals at the first target location to prevent the parasympathetic nerve signals from traveling between the brain and a first portion of the lungs through said first nerve sufficiently to reduce bronchial obstruction in the first portion of the lungs; and activating the second set of electrodes to deliver energy from the second set of electrodes to a second target location on the second nerve to provide blocking parasympathetic nerve signals in combination with non-blocking sympathetic stimulation signals at the second target location to prevent the parasympathetic nerve signals from travelling between the brain and a second portion of the lungs through said second nerve sufficiently to reduce bronchial obstruction in the second portion of the lungs.