Energy delivery devices and methods

a technology of energy delivery and energy, applied in the field of energy delivery devices and methods, can solve the problems of asthma sufferers' difficulty in breathing, high doses of corticosteroid anti-inflammatory drugs that can have serious side effects that require careful management, and difficulty in patient compliance with pharmacologic management, so as to increase the likelihood of each leg flexure and reduce the profile
US20110196288A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-08-11ASTHMATX
3 Cites 39 Cited by

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
ASTHMATX
Publication Date
2011-08-11
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

Smart Images

  • Figure 1
    Figure 1
  • Figure 2
    Figure 2
  • Figure 3
    Figure 3
Patent Text Reader

Abstract

This relates to methods and devices for achieving contact between the wall of a cavity or passageway and a medical device when used in tortuous anatomy.
Need to check novelty before this filing date? Find Prior Art

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 256,295, filed Oct. 21, 2005 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 420,442, filed May 25, 2006, which is a continuation of PCT Application No. PCT / US2005 / 040378, filed Nov. 7, 2005, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. Nos. 60 / 625,256, filed Nov. 5, 2004, and 60 / 650,368, filed Feb. 4, 2005, the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Asthma is a disease in which (i) bronchoconstriction, (ii) excessive mucus production, and (iii) inflammation and swelling of airways occur, causing widespread but variable airflow obstruction thereby making it difficult for the asthma sufferer to breathe. Asthma is a chronic disorder, primarily characterized by persistent airway inflammation. However, asthma is further characterized by acute episodes of additional airway narrowing via cont...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More