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Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2022
Applicant:

Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher P. Hartman, Rohnert Park, CA (US);

Stefan S. Tunev, Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Carlos H. Lima, Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Richard J. Bliss, Cloverdale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract

In examples, a cold therapy system includes an intravascular medical device and a therapeutic medical device. The intravascular medical device includes a cold therapy assembly and an elongated member. The cold therapy assembly includes one or more surfaces configured to remove heat from the wall of the vessel. The elongated member is coupled to the cold therapy assembly. The therapeutic medical device is communicatively coupled to the cold therapy assembly and is configured to control the cold therapy assembly to ablate smooth muscle cells of the wall of the vessel without substantially denaturating one or more structural proteins of the wall of the vessel.


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Hartman, Christopher. (2026). Vessel modification using cold therapy (U.S. Patent No. 12778656). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12778656

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