SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENDOLUMINAL AND TRANSLUMENAL THERAPY
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Abstract
A system for conducting denervation of the neural plexus adjacent the renal artery, comprises a pre-shaped ablative element operatively coupled to an elongate deployment member configured to be navigated into the renal artery, the pre-shaped ablative element comprising one or more RF electrodes disposed in an arcuate pattern; and an energy source operatively coupled to the one or more RF electrodes and being configured to cause current to flow from the pre-shaped ablative element and cause localized heating sufficient to denervate nearby neural tissue.
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37 Claims
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18. A catheter system for performing a medical procedure, comprising:
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a sheath instrument configured to be advanced within a patient, the sheath instrument comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a sheath wall that surrounds and forms a guide insertion lumen; a guide instrument configured to be advanced through the guide insertion lumen, the guide instrument comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a guide wall that surrounds and forms a pre-shaped instrument lumen; and a pre-shaped instrument configured to be advanced through the pre-shaped instrument lumen, the pre-shaped instrument comprising a curved proximal end and extending from the proximal portion of the guide instrument; and wherein, in use, the pre-shaped instrument is advanced to a target site via the pre-shaped instrument lumen to perform the medical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for performing a medical procedure using a robotic catheter system, the method comprising:
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advancing a sheath instrument within a patient, the sheath instrument comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a sheath wall that surrounds and forms a guide insertion lumen; advancing a guide instrument through the guide insertion lumen, the guide instrument comprising a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a guide wall that surrounds and forms a pre-shaped instrument lumen, the guide instrument extending from the proximal portion of the sheath instrument; advancing a pre-shaped instrument through the pre-shaped instrument lumen, the pre-shaped instrument comprising a curved proximal end, the pre-shaped instrument extending from the proximal portion of the guide instrument; and advancing the pre-shaped instrument to a target site to perform a medical procedure. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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