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Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body passage

  • US 9,028,472 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2012
  • Issued: 05/12/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A renal-denervation treatment method, comprising:

  • (a) delivering an RF energy treatment to a tissue proximate a renal artery using a catheter assembly of a renal denervation catheter system, wherein the denervation system includes an RF energy generator coupled with the catheter assembly by a controller;

    (b) applying neural activity stimulation to the tissue proximate the renal artery using the catheter assembly;

    (c) assessing stimulated neural activity response of the tissue using the catheter assembly; and

    (d) determining a parameter of the RF energy treatment based on the assessed neural activity.

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