Cardiosonic Ltd.

Iris Szwarcfiter

Ariel Sverdlik

Or Shabtay

Yehuda Zadok

Krishna Rocha-Singh

Avital Schauder

There is provided in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention a method of treating a subject suffering from a nerve related disorder, the method comprising causing a damage region to one or both of a lumen wall or nearby surrounding tissues, the damage region encompassing a volume having dimensions of less than about 6.8 mm in a substantially radial direction, less than about 5.8 mm in a direction substantially tangential to the lumen, less than about 10 mm in a substantially axial direction, the damage region being located no closer than about 0.2 mm from an inner wall of the lumen, the damage region comprises of greater than about 60% of collagen denatured tissue.

Tissue treatment

There is provided in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention a method and/or a device of treating tissue near a first lumen comprising inserting an energy emission element into a second lumen and delivering energy in an amount sufficient to cause one or more spaced apart areas of tissue damage at preselected locations in tissue near the first lumen. There is also provided a method and/or a device for treating a carotid artery wall, for example, to reduce signal conduction. There is also provided a method and/or a device for treating a wall of a lumen in a limb, for example, to increase blood flow. There is also provided a method and/or a device for treating a wall of a heart, for example, to stop abnormal signal propagation.

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