Nerve treatment system
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1. A treatment system, comprising:
- a therapeutic ultrasonic energy source comprising a transducer; and
a processor coupled to the transducer, wherein the processor is configured to control the transducer using information regarding a blood vessel from an imaging device to apply ultrasonic energy to a nerve region next to the blood vessel;
wherein the processor is configured to operate the transducer to apply the ultrasonic energy to treatment areas that are arranged approximately in a spherical or ellipsoidal configuration around a reference position associated with the blood vessel, to thereby 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.
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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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35 Claims
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1. 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 using information regarding a blood vessel from an imaging device to apply ultrasonic energy to a nerve region next to the blood vessel; wherein the processor is configured to operate the transducer to apply the ultrasonic energy to treatment areas that are arranged approximately in a spherical or ellipsoidal configuration around a reference position associated with the blood vessel, to thereby 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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 using information regarding the blood vessel from the diagnostic imaging device to deliver the focused ultrasound energy to treatment areas that are arranged approximately in a spherical or ellipsoidal configuration, to heat a nerve region that is next to the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. 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 using information from an imaging device, and wherein the processor is configured to operate the transducer to deliver the ultrasonic energy to treatment areas that are arranged approximately in a spherical or ellipsoidal configuration around a reference position associated with a blood vessel to thereby treat a nerve adjacent the blood vessel; and a motion tracking system configured to track the blood vessel; wherein the processor is further configured to adjust the delivery of the ultrasonic energy to the nerve using the tracked blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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