Energetic modulation of nerves
First Claim
1. A method to treat nerves next to a blood vessel, comprising:
- determining a position of a blood vessel; and
controlling a transducer to deliver ultrasound energy from outside a patient to multiple regions next to the blood vessel inside the patient in accordance with the position of the blood vessel;
wherein the delivered ultrasound energy creates a heat zone having a cloud configuration, the cloud configuration having a plurality of lobes.
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Abstract
A system for applying high intensity ultrasound energy to a nerve surrounding an artery of a patient includes a piezoelectric array comprising a plurality of ultrasound elements, a controller configured to individually control a phasing of each of the ultrasound elements, a platform on which the ultrasound elements are coupled, wherein the platform is configured to support at least a part of the patient, a programmable generator configured to generate an output power for at least one of the ultrasound elements, and a programmable processor configured to process a signal transmitted from one of the ultrasound elements and reflected back from tissue, and determine a tissue characteristic based on the reflected signal.
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35 Claims
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1. A method to treat nerves next to a blood vessel, comprising:
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determining a position of a blood vessel; and controlling a transducer to deliver ultrasound energy from outside a patient to multiple regions next to the blood vessel inside the patient in accordance with the position of the blood vessel; wherein the delivered ultrasound energy creates a heat zone having a cloud configuration, the cloud configuration having a plurality of lobes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method to treat nerves next to a blood vessel, comprising:
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receiving a signal from inside a patient; processing the signal to determine a position of a blood vessel; determining positions of multiple respective regions next to the blood vessel; and controlling a transducer to deliver ultrasound energy from outside the patient to inside the patient in accordance with the determined positions of the multiple respective regions; wherein the delivered ultrasound energy creates a heat zone having a cloud configuration, the cloud configuration having a plurality of lobes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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