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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Howard R. Levin, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Mark Gelfand, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Howard R. Levin, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Mark Gelfand, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Ardian, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the renal nerve. Therapy is accomplished by at least partially blocking the nerve with drug infusion or electrostimulation. Apparatus can be permanently implanted or catheter based.