NERVE TREATMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
A method of treatment includes delivering an agent into a patient, and providing energy inside the patient so that the energy can interact with the agent to treat a nerve. A system for treatment includes a source of agent for delivery into a patient, and an energy source for providing energy inside the patient so that the energy can interact with the agent to treat a nerve.
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Citations
98 Claims
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1-60. -60. (canceled)
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61. A treatment system, comprising:
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a therapeutic ultrasonic energy source comprising a transducer; and a processor coupled to the transducer, wherein the processor is configured to control the transducer based on information regarding a blood vessel from an imaging device to apply ultrasonic energy to a nerve region containing the blood vessel; wherein the processor is configured to operate the transducer to treat nerve tissue in the nerve region on at least two sides of the blood vessel so that the nerve tissue on the at least two sides of the blood vessel receives more therapeutic effect than the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A treatment system, comprising:
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a therapeutic ultrasonic energy source comprising a transducer for placement on a patient'"'"'s skin, and for delivery of focused ultrasound energy through the skin of the patient; a diagnostic imaging device configured to detect flow in a blood vessel; and a processor coupled to the transducer, wherein the processor is configured to control the transducer based on information regarding the blood vessel from the diagnostic imaging device to deliver the focused ultrasound energy to heat a nerve region containing the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A treatment system, comprising:
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a therapeutic ultrasonic energy source comprising a transducer; and a processor coupled to the transducer, wherein the processor is configured to control the transducer based on information from an imaging device, to deliver ultrasonic energy to a nerve adjacent a blood vessel, wherein the processor is configured to operate the transducer to treat the nerve on at least two sides of the blood vessel; and a motion tracking system configured to track the blood vessel and update a position of the nerve; wherein the processor is further configured to adjust the delivery of the ultrasonic energy to the nerve based on the updated position of the nerve. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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