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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Tva Medical, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Adam L. Berman, Austin, TX (US);
William E. Cohn, Bellaire, TX (US);
Dana R. Mester, Austin, TX (US);
Damian A Jelich, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas D. Pate, Austin, TX (US);
Philip M. Tetzlaff, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
TVA Medical, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1103 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1107 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1139 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described here are methods of treating a patient having hypertension comprising advancing a catheter into a deep ulnar vein or an artery, wherein the catheter comprises an electrode. The methods further comprise forming a fistula between the deep ulnar vein and the artery with the electrode to reduce a blood pressure of the patient.