Devices and methods for tracking an energy delivery device which treats asthma
First Claim
1. A method for tracking an energy delivery device which treats asthma, the method comprising:
- generating a virtual map representing at least a portion of an airway of a lung using a rendering system;
generating a virtual position of an energy delivery device on the virtual map with a locating implement or sensor assembly coupled to a distal portion of the device, wherein the distal portion of the device is configured to be advanced within the airway so as to apply an energy therapy to a selected treatment location in the airway to treat asthma;
providing a separate real-time display module displaying the treatment location from within the airway via a bronchoscope, wherein an actual position of the treatment location on the map and the separate real-time visual display module displaying the airway are displayed concurrently; and
generating a treatment history profile that includes the virtual position of the energy deliver device at each treatment location where energy has been applied.
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Abstract
Methods for treating a network of organs including generating a map of at least a portion of the network of organs using a rendering system; selecting at least one treatment location within the luminal passageway of the network of organs; and 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 that are associated with a map. Such a system allows for historical or ideal treatment parameters to be identified, visually or otherwise to actual treatment locations. Also, control systems and methods for delivery of energy that may include control algorithms that prevent energy delivery if a fault is detected and may provide energy delivery to produce a substantially constant temperature at a delivery site. In some embodiments, the control systems and methods may be used to control the delivery of energy, such as radio frequency energy, to body tissue, such as lung tissue.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for tracking an energy delivery device which treats asthma, the method comprising:
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generating a virtual map representing at least a portion of an airway of a lung using a rendering system; generating a virtual position of an energy delivery device on the virtual map with a locating implement or sensor assembly coupled to a distal portion of the device, wherein the distal portion of the device is configured to be advanced within the airway so as to apply an energy therapy to a selected treatment location in the airway to treat asthma; providing a separate real-time display module displaying the treatment location from within the airway via a bronchoscope, wherein an actual position of the treatment location on the map and the separate real-time visual display module displaying the airway are displayed concurrently; and generating a treatment history profile that includes the virtual position of the energy deliver device at each treatment location where energy has been applied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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