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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Timothy R. Ryan, Shorewood, MN (US);
Carol E. Eberhardt, Fullerton, CA (US);
Mark T. Stewart, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James R. Skarda, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Alexander J. Hill, Blaine, MN (US);
Jack D. Lemmon, St. Paul, MN (US);
David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for treating a human patient includes emitting ultrasound energy from an ultrasound transducer positioned remotely from target tissue of the patient. The ultrasound transducer is positioned at a desired location relative to the patient and target tissue using location and imaging techniques. The method further includes focusing the ultrasound energy such that one or more focal points are directed to the target tissue of the patient and ablating the target tissue at each focal point. The target tissue is ablated via the focused ultrasound energy without ablating non-target tissue through which the ultrasound energy passes between the ultrasound transducer and the one or more focal points.