Selection of hypertensive patients for treatment with renal denervation
AssigneeMedtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
InventorsSandeep Brar, Martin Fahy, Vanessa Debruin, Colleen Gilbert
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Abstract
Methods, systems, devices, assemblies and apparatuses for treatment of hypertension in a patient using renal denervation. The therapeutic assembly includes an energy delivery element. The energy delivery element is configured to provide renal denervation energy to a nerve within a blood vessel of a patient. The therapeutic assembly includes a controller. The controller is coupled to the energy delivery element. The controller is configured to determine that the hypertension in the patient is orthostatic. The controller is configured to apply renal denervation energy to the patient using the energy delivery element.
Claims20
A method for treatment of hypertension in a patient, comprising:
- determining that the hypertension in the patient is orthostatic;
- and
- applying renal denervation energy to the patient.
A therapeutic assembly for renal denervation. comprising:
- an energy delivery element configured lo provide renal denervation energy to a nerve within a blood vessel of a patient;
- and
- a controller coupled to the energy delivery element and configured to;
- determine that the hypertension in the patient is orthostatic, and
- apply renal denervation energy to the patient using the energy delivery clement.
A method for treatment of hypertension in a patient, comprising:
- measuring a supine blood pressure of the patient when the patient is in a supine position:
- measuring a standing blood pressure of the patient when the patient in a standing position;
- comparing the supine blood pressure to the standing blood pressure;
- determining that the hypertension in the patient is orthostatic based on the comparison;
- predicting an effectiveness or a responsiveness of renal denervation therapy to the patient;
- and
- providing the predicted effectiveness or the predicted responsiveness to an operator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.