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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Nadim Yared, Medina, MN (US);
Robert S. Kieval, Medina, MN (US);
Adam Cates, Delano, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
CVRx, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36117 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/36114 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for selecting a location to implant an electrode as part of a baroreflex activation therapy system. Images of a target blood vessel may be obtained with an imaging device, and the image used as part of or in conjunction with a patient-response-mapping procedure to determine a favorable location on the blood vessel to implant the electrode. Alternately, temperature measurements may be taken of a target vessel and utilized as part of or in conjunction with a patient-response-mapping procedure to determine a favorable location on the blood vessel to implant the electrode.