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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Michael Gertner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Perozek, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Arash Sabet, Ballwin, MO (US);
Jimin Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael Gertner, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Perozek, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Arash Sabet, Ballwin, MO (US);
Jimin Zhang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kona Medical, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for treatment includes a focused ultrasound energy source for placement outside a patient, wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver ultrasound energy towards a blood vessel with a surrounding nerve that is a part of an autonomic nervous system inside the patient, and wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver the ultrasound energy from outside the patient to the nerve located inside the patient to treat the nerve.