Patents by Inventor William Wizeman
William Wizeman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20140031808Abstract: Devices and methods of treating tissue defining a passageway in a body are disclosed. The devices may include an energy delivery system including an energy delivery device having an elongate member that includes an energy emitting portion at the distal portion of the elongate member. The energy emitting portion may be configured to transition between a first collapsed configuration and a second, expanded configuration. In addition, the methods may include positioning the energy delivery device in the passageway, moving the energy delivery device along the passageway in a substantially continuous manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Huy D. Phan, William Wizeman, Gary Kaplan, Noah D. Webster
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Publication number: 20140025063Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Gary KAPLAN, Christopher J. DANEK, William WIZEMAN, Timothy R. DALBEC, Noah D. WEBSTER, Huy D. PHAN
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Publication number: 20120330299Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering energy to passageways in a patient, such as airways in the lung of a patient for treating asthma. One embodiment of a method for delivering energy to a passageway comprises positioning an access device in a lung airway of a patient and advancing an elongated body of a treatment device along the access device until an energy delivery unit at a distal portion of the elongated body projects from the access device. The method can further include expanding the energy delivery unit such that energy delivery elements contact a sidewall of the airway and activating an energy supply coupled to the treatment device such that energy is delivered to the sidewall of the airway. A single person physically operates both the access device and the treatment device while expanding the energy delivery unit and activating the energy supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Noah Webster, Timothy Dalbec, Huy Phan, William Wizeman, William Evans, Matthew Presta
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Patent number: 8235983Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering energy to passageways in a patient, such as airways in the lung of a patient for treating asthma. One embodiment of a method for delivering energy to a passageway comprises positioning an access device in a lung airway of a patient and advancing an elongated body of a treatment device along the access device until an energy delivery unit at a distal portion of the elongated body projects from the access device. The method can further include expanding the energy delivery unit such that energy delivery elements contact a sidewall of the airway and activating an energy supply coupled to the treatment device such that energy is delivered to the sidewall of the airway. A single person physically operates both the access device and the treatment device while expanding the energy delivery unit and activating the energy supply.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2007Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Noah Webster, Timothy Dalbec, Huy Phan, William Wizeman, William Evans, Matthew Presta
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Publication number: 20090018538Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering energy to passageways in a patient, such as airways in the lung of a patient for treating asthma. One embodiment of a method for delivering energy to a passageway comprises positioning an access device in a lung airway of a patient and advancing an elongated body of a treatment device along the access device until an energy delivery unit at a distal portion of the elongated body projects from the access device. The method can further include expanding the energy delivery unit such that energy delivery elements contact a sidewall of the airway and activating an energy supply coupled to the treatment device such that energy is delivered to the sidewall of the airway. A single person physically operates both the access device and the treatment device while expanding the energy delivery unit and activating the energy supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2007Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Noah Webster, Timothy Dalbec, Huy Phan, William Wizeman, William Evans, Matthew Presta
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Publication number: 20070265639Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Danek, William Wizeman, Tim Dalbec, Glendon French, Michael Laufer
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Publication number: 20070123961Abstract: This relates to methods and devices for improving treatment to a wall, a cavity or passageway with a medical device when used in tortuous anatomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: May 31, 2007Applicant: Asthmax, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Danek, Gary Kaplan, William Wizeman, Michael Laufer
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Publication number: 20070112349Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: ASTHMATX, INC.Inventors: Christopher DANEK, William WIZEMAN
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Publication number: 20070102011Abstract: This relates to treating an asthmatic lung and more particularly, relates to advancing a treatment device into the lung and treating the lung with the device. This also includes additional steps of treating the airway wall, applying energy or heat to the airway wall in an asthmatic lung.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Danek, Michael Biggs, Bryan Loomas, Michael Laufer, Gary Kaplan, Kelly Shriner, William Wizeman
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Publication number: 20070106292Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Gary KAPLAN, Christopher DANEK, William WIZEMAN, Timothy DALBEC, Noah WEBSTER, Huy PHAN
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Publication number: 20070093803Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2005Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventors: Tim Dalbec, Gary Kaplan, Christopher Danek, William Wizeman
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Publication number: 20070093802Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2005Publication date: April 26, 2007Inventors: Christopher Danek, William Wizeman
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Publication number: 20070074719Abstract: 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 radiofrequency energy, to body tissue, such as lung tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2006Publication date: April 5, 2007Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Christopher DANEK, William Wizeman, Tim Dalbec, Gary Kaplan
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Publication number: 20060254600Abstract: This relates to treating airways in a lung to decrease asthmatic symptoms. The also includes steps of measuring a parameter of an airway at a plurality of locations in a lung, identifying at least one treatment site from at least one of the plurality of locations based on the parameter, and applying energy to the treatment site to reduce the ability of the site to narrow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2006Publication date: November 16, 2006Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Danek, Michael Biggs, Bryan Loomas, Michael Laufer, Gary Kaplan, Kelly Shriner, William Wizeman
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Publication number: 20060247746Abstract: 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 radiofrequency energy, to body tissue, such as lung tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Danek, William Wizeman, Tim Dalbec, Gary Kaplan
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Publication number: 20060247618Abstract: This relates to methods and devices for achieving contact between the wall of a cavity or passageway and a medical device under conditions in which an access path and the subject anatomy are not aligned.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: ASTHMATX, INC.Inventors: Gary KAPLAN, Christopher DANEK, William WIZEMAN, Tim DALBEC
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Publication number: 20060247619Abstract: This relates to methods and devices for achieving contact between the wall of a cavity or passageway and a medical device under conditions in which an access path and the subject anatomy are not aligned.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: ASTHMATX, INC.Inventors: Gary Kaplan, Christopher Danek, William Wizeman, Tim Dalbec
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Publication number: 20060247617Abstract: This relates to methods and devices for improving treatment to a wall, a cavity or passageway with a medical device when used in tortuous anatomy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Christopher DANEK, Gary Kaplan, William Wizeman, Michael Laufer
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Publication number: 20060247683Abstract: 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 radiofrequency energy, to body tissue, such as lung tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Danek, William Wizeman, Tim Dalbec, Glendon French, Michael Laufer
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Publication number: 20060062808Abstract: Treatment and procedures for treating bodily conduits involves deactivating, killing, or otherwise treating smooth muscle tissue of the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2004Publication date: March 23, 2006Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Michael Laufer, David Auth, Christopher Danek, William Wizeman, Gary Kaplan