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US 2026/0174413 A1Published application
Ultrasound ablation of nerves
AssigneeRenaly Ltd
InventorsRan SELA, Assaf Rubissa, Yuri Megel, Guy Ben-Ezra, Shai Fisher, Urit Gordon
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Abstract
An apparatus (22) includes a tube (30) configured for insertion into a blood vessel of a patient, a transducer housing (32) coupled distally to the tube, a housing cover (28) configured to enclose the transducer housing within the blood vessel, and at least one ablating ultrasound transducer (34) disposed within the transducer housing and configured to emit ablative ultrasound waves, through the housing cover, at one or more nerves (90) in a vicinity of the blood vessel. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- inserting, into a blood vessel of a patient:
- a catheter shaft,
- a transducer housing, which is coupled distally to a tube disposed within the catheter shaft and houses at least one ultrasound transducer, and
- a housing cover, which is coupled distally to the catheter shaft and encloses the transducer housing;
- and
- using the tube, moving the transducer housing through the housing cover, without moving the catheter shaft, while the ultrasound transducer emits ultrasound waves toward a vicinity of the blood vessel.
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