CAROTID BODY MODULATION PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT
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1. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprisingproviding at least one image of a subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature region;
- determining a characteristic of at least one of a vagus nerve, hypoglossal nerve, and sympathetic nerve; and
making a determination about the afferent nerve activity reducing procedure based on the characteristic of at least one of the vagus nerve, hypoglossal nerve, and sympathetic nerve.
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Planning for and/or assessment of an ablation procedure on one or both carotid bodies or carotid body chemoreceptors or carotid body nerves to treat patients having a sympathetically mediated cardiac, metabolic, and pulmonary disease (e.g. hypertension, CHF, diabetes, sleep disordered breathing) resulting from peripheral chemoreceptor hypersensitivity, carotid body hyperactivity, high carotid body afferent nerve signaling or heightened sympathetic activation.
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1. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
providing at least one image of a subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature region; -
determining a characteristic of at least one of a vagus nerve, hypoglossal nerve, and sympathetic nerve; and making a determination about the afferent nerve activity reducing procedure based on the characteristic of at least one of the vagus nerve, hypoglossal nerve, and sympathetic nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
providing at least one image of a subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature; -
determining if an atherosclerosis is present in the carotid vasculature; and making a determination about the afferent nerve activity reducing procedure based on the presence or absence of an atherosclerosis in the at least one image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
providing at least one image of a subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature region; -
assessing a distance from a carotid body to at least one anatomical structure using the at least one image; and making a determination about the afferent nerve activity reducing procedure based on the assessed distance from the carotid body to the at least one anatomical structure. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
determining that an ablation procedure on one of a right carotid body and a left carotid body will better treat a disease associated with heightened carotid body activation than an ablation procedure on the other of the right carotid body and a left carotid body; - and
performing the procedure on the right or the left carotid body based on the determining step. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
providing at least one image of a subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature region; -
determining if a carotid body is located at least partially within a carotid septum using the at least one image; and making a determination about the afferent nerve activity reducing procedure based on the determination if the carotid body is located at least partially within the carotid septum. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
providing at least one image of a subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature; - and
making a determination about an aspect of energy delivery for the afferent nerve activity reducing procedure based on the image of the subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of planning for a procedure that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
providing at least one image of a subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature; - and
making a determination about a vascular approach for a treatment device for the afferent nerve activity reducing procedure based on the at least one image of the subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of performing a procedure on a subject that reduces afferent nerve activity of a carotid body, comprising
providing an image of the subject'"'"'s carotid vasculature; -
measuring a distance of about 15 mm from a carotid artery bifurcation along a lumen of external carotid artery to estimate a first position range; positioning an energy delivery device in an external carotid artery in the first range; and activating the energy delivery device to ablate tissue within the carotid septum. - View Dependent Claims (47)
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