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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2015
Method and apparatus for treatment of hypertension through percutaneous ultrasound renal denervation
Recor Medical, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Reinhard J. Warnking, East Setauket, NY (US);
ReCor Medical, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for deactivating renal nerves extending along a renal artery of a mammalian subject to treat hypertension and related conditions. An ultrasonic transducer () is inserted into the renal artery () as, for example, by advancing the distal end of a catheter () bearing the transducer into the renal artery. The ultrasonic transducer emits unfocused ultrasound so as to heat tissues throughout a relatively large impact volume () as, for example, at least about 0.5 cmencompassing the renal artery to a temperature sufficient to inactivate nerve conduction but insufficient to cause rapid ablation or necrosis of the tissues. The treatment can be performed without locating or focusing on individual renal nerves.