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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026

Filed:

May. 12, 2020
Applicant:

Tufts Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Inventors:

Navin K. Kapur, Boston, MA (US);

Richard H. Karas, Franklin, MA (US);

Assignee:

Tufts Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/09 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 5/6851 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61F 2/2476 (2020.05); A61M 25/09 (2013.01); A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3425 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00511 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for accessing a renal capsule of a patient's kidney in a minimally invasive manner for therapeutic and/or diagnostic purposes. The method includes advancing the distal end of a catheter into the subcapsular space of the renal capsule and performing the therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure(s). With access to the renal capsule, the catheter may be used to, for example, remove fluid from the subscapular space, decapsulate the renal capsule by disrupting the fibrous capsule of the renal capsule to relieve renal pressure, displace the fibrous capsule from the kidney, measure/monitor renal pressure within the kidney, and/or deliver drug therapy and/or stem cells, viruses for gene therapy, RNAi, nanoparticles, dyes, etc. to the subcapsular space of the renal capsule.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kapur, Navin. (2026). Systems and methods for accessing a renal capsule for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes (U.S. Patent No. 12564423). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12564423

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