Methods for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation
First Claim
1. A method of treating a human patient diagnosed with a cardio-renal disease or disorder, the method comprising:
- intravascularly delivering a device to a vicinity of a neural fiber associated with renal function of the patient; and
thermally inhibiting neural communication along the neural fiber with the device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation. Thermally-induced renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal energy to heat or cool neural fibers that contribute to renal function, or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers. In some embodiments, parameters of the neural fibers, of non-target tissue, or of the thermal energy delivery element, may be monitored via one or more sensors for controlling the thermally-induced neuromodulation. In some embodiments, protective elements may be provided to reduce a degree of thermal damage induced in the non-target tissues.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of treating a human patient diagnosed with a cardio-renal disease or disorder, the method comprising:
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intravascularly delivering a device to a vicinity of a neural fiber associated with renal function of the patient; and thermally inhibiting neural communication along the neural fiber with the device. - 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 method of treating a human patient diagnosed with a medical condition, the method comprising:
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positioning a device in proximity to a neural pathway that carries nerve signals to and from a kidney of the patient; and thermally inhibiting the nerve signals across the neural pathway with the device, wherein thermally inhibiting the nerve signals across the neural pathway results in a therapeutically beneficial reduction in renal sympathetic nerve activity of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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