Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices and methods for treating a lung
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Application No.: US14664070Application Date: 2015-03-20
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Publication No.: US09968758B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Paul Smith , Robert B. Devries , Jason Weiner , Man Minh Nguyen , Gary J. Leanna , Kevin John Wilcox , Javier Palomar-Moreno , Fergal Horgan , Martyn G. Folan , Patricia Kelly , Michael G. Hayes , Sean P. Fleury
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; A61M25/00 ; A61K31/56 ; A61B17/12 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
Methods and devices for treating a lung are disclosed. The method may include deploying a catheter into an airway of the lung, and discharging a media into the airway through the catheter. The media may be configured to increase elasticity of lung tissue in the vicinity of the airway or occlude the airway.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150265799A1 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING A LUNG Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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