Renal nerve stimulation method and apparatus for treatment of patients
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the renal nerve. Therapy is accomplished by at least partially blocking the nerve with drug infusion or electrostimulation. Apparatus can be permanently implanted or catheter based.
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95 Claims
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1-43. -43. (canceled)
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44. A method of treating cardio-renal disease, comprising:
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positioning an electrode at least proximate to neural fibers that contribute to renal function of a patient; and
applying an electric field to the neural fibers via the electrode, thereby modulating at least one of urine production and blood pressure in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. An apparatus for treating a patient, comprising:
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an electrode configured to be percutaneously positioned in the patient so that the electrode is at least proximate to a renal nerve of the patient;
an energy generator operatively coupled to the electrode; and
a controller operatively coupled to the energy generator, wherein the controller is configured to generate an electric field via the energy generator and the electrode to modulate at least one of urine production and blood pressure in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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