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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Roger N. Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mark L. Jenson, Greenfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01); A61N 2007/003 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0026 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0043 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems for nerve and tissue modulation are disclosed. An example system may include a first elongate element having a distal end and a proximal end and having at least one nerve modulation element disposed adjacent the distal end. The nerve modulation element may be positioned or moveable to target a particular target region. The nerve modulation element may be an ultrasound transducer. The nerve modulation element may be configured to be operated at a low intensity to provide a thermal nerve block or a high intensity to effect tissue modulation.