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US 2014/0194784 A1Published application
Methods and devices for thermally induced hepatic neuromodulation
AssigneeKona Medical, Inc.
InventorMichael Gertner
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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.
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A method of modulating a nerve associated with a hepatic or portal vessel comprising:
- directing a therapeutic ultrasound energy applicator towards a target region comprising a nerve associated with a hepatic or portal vessel;
- determining a position of the target region with respect to the energy applicator;
- determining an ultrasound energy delivery pattern;
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- delivering ultrasound energy with the energy applicator to the target region based on the determined ultrasound energy delivery pattern.
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