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US 2017/0303850 A1Published application
Devices, systems, and methods to treat hypertension
OwnerGhassan S. Kasabinventor
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods to treat hypertension. In at least one embodiment of a method of the present disclosure, the method comprises the step of obtaining data indicative of a renal artery of a patient with hypertension; and if the data indicates that the renal artery is stiff, relatively stiff, noncompliant, or relatively noncompliant, the method further comprises the step of performing a renal ablation procedure on the renal artery to treat the hypertension.
Claims20
A method, comprising the step of:
- obtaining data indicative of a renal artery of a patient with hypertension;
- and
- if the data indicates that the renal artery is stiff, relatively stiff, noncompliant, or relatively noncompliant, the method further comprises the step of:
- performing a renal ablation procedure on the renal artery to treat the hypertension.
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A method, comprising the step of:
- obtaining data indicative of a renal artery of a patient with hypertension, the data selected from the group consisting of compliance data, stiffness data, and pulsatility data;
- and
- performing a renal ablation procedure on the renal artery to treat the hypertension if the data indicates that the renal artery is at or above a threshold level of stiffness or noncompliance.
A method, comprising the step of
- obtaining compliance, stiffness, or pulsatility data of a renal artery of a patient with hypertension;
- and
- if the compliance or pulsatility data indicates that the renal artery is stiff, relatively stiff, noncompliant, or relatively noncompliant, performing a renal ablation procedure on the renal artery to treat the hypertension of the patient.
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