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US 2014/0236048 A1Published application
External autonomic modulation
AssigneeKona Medical, Inc.
InventorMichael Gertner
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Abstract
In some embodiments, nerves surrounding arteries or leading to organs are targeted with energy sources to correct or modulate physiologic processes. In some embodiments, different types of energy sources are utilized singly or combined with one another. In some embodiments, bioactive agents or devices activated by the energy sources are delivered to the region of interest and the energy is enhanced by such agents.
Claims21
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A method to inhibit a function of a nerve traveling to or from a kidney, comprising:
- identifying an acoustic window at a back of a body of a patient through which a hilum of the kidney can be imaged;
- transmitting a first energy through a skin of the patient from the back of the body of the patient;
- imaging the hilum of the kidney using the transmitted first energy to obtain an image;
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- applying a second energy to the hilum of the kidney that has been imaged.
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A system to at least partially inhibit a function of a nerve traveling to or from a kidney, comprising:
- a first energy source configured for transmitting a first ultrasound energy from a back of a body of a patient through a skin of the patient;
- an imager configured for imaging a blood vessel using a transmitted first ultrasound energy to obtain an image;
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- a second energy source configured to apply a second ultrasound energy to an adventitial region of the blood vessel region that has been imaged using the first ultrasound energy, the second ultrasound energy being focused ultrasound energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.