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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Michael Gertner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00434 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00511 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/048 (2013.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61N 2007/0021 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to apply a nerve inhibiting cloud surrounding a blood vessel includes creating a treatment plan, wherein the treatment plan prescribes application of the nerve inhibiting cloud towards at least a majority portion of a circumference of a blood vessel wall, and applying the nerve inhibiting cloud towards the majority portion of the circumference of the blood vessel wall for a time sufficient to inhibit a function of a nerve that surrounds the blood vessel wall.