WO2011056684A3 - Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies - Google Patents

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WO2011056684A3
WO2011056684A3 PCT/US2010/054356 US2010054356W WO2011056684A3 WO 2011056684 A3 WO2011056684 A3 WO 2011056684A3 US 2010054356 W US2010054356 W US 2010054356W WO 2011056684 A3 WO2011056684 A3 WO 2011056684A3
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delivery devices
energy emitting
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tissue
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Martin L. Mayse
Steven C. Dimmer
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Innovative Pulmonary Solutions, Inc.
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Priority to CA2779135A priority Critical patent/CA2779135C/en
Priority to EP23152985.0A priority patent/EP4193948A1/en
Priority to CN201080048938.0A priority patent/CN102639077B/en
Priority to EP15164210.5A priority patent/EP2926757B1/en
Priority to EP10774097.9A priority patent/EP2493408B1/en
Priority to KR1020127012527A priority patent/KR101722290B1/en
Priority to JP2012537018A priority patent/JP5843777B2/en
Priority to AU2010315396A priority patent/AU2010315396B2/en
Publication of WO2011056684A2 publication Critical patent/WO2011056684A2/en
Publication of WO2011056684A3 publication Critical patent/WO2011056684A3/en
Priority to IL219167A priority patent/IL219167A0/en

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Abstract

Systems, delivery devices, and methods to treat to ablate, damage, or otherwise affect tissue. The treatment systems are capable of delivering a coolable ablation assembly that ablates targeted tissue without damaging non-targeted tissue. The coolable ablation assembly damages nerve tissue to temporarily or permanently decrease nervous system input.
PCT/US2010/054356 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies WO2011056684A2 (en)

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CA2779135A CA2779135C (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
EP23152985.0A EP4193948A1 (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
CN201080048938.0A CN102639077B (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
EP15164210.5A EP2926757B1 (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
EP10774097.9A EP2493408B1 (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
KR1020127012527A KR101722290B1 (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
JP2012537018A JP5843777B2 (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery device having a coolable energy release assembly
AU2010315396A AU2010315396B2 (en) 2009-10-27 2010-10-27 Delivery devices with coolable energy emitting assemblies
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