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 to deliver ultrasonic energy to multiple target regions in a torso, one or more of the target regions containing a nerve;
wherein the processor is configured to control the transducer to deliver the ultrasonic energy to a plurality of locations that are offset from an axis of a blood vessel based on a tracking of the blood vessel.
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Abstract
In some examples, nerves surrounding arteries or leading to organs are targeted with energy sources to correct or modulate physiologic processes. In some examples, different types of energy sources are utilized singly or combined with one another. In some examples, bioactive agents or devices activated by the energy sources are delivered to the region of interest and the energy is enhanced by such agents or the agents are enhanced by the energy sources.
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28 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 to deliver ultrasonic energy to multiple target regions in a torso, one or more of the target regions containing a nerve; wherein the processor is configured to control the transducer to deliver the ultrasonic energy to a plurality of locations that are offset from an axis of a blood vessel based on a tracking of the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A treatment system, comprising:
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a transducer for placement at a location external to a patient; and a processor configured for; obtaining a first signal associated with a first position of a blood vessel; controlling the transducer using the first signal to deliver ultrasonic energy; obtaining a second signal associated with a second position of the blood vessel; adjusting the delivery of the ultrasonic energy using the second signal; wherein the first and second positions are positions of a reference location inside a lumen of the blood vessel, and the processor is configured to control the transducer to deliver the ultrasonic energy to a nerve region; and wherein the processor is configured to control the transducer to deliver the ultrasonic energy to a plurality of locations that are offset from an axis of the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A treatment system, comprising:
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a detector for detecting a doppler flow signal from a blood vessel; a transducer configured for applying ultrasonic energy from outside a patient'"'"'s body to multiple target regions, one or more of the multiple target regions comprising a nerve region in a torso; and a processor configured for determining an effect of the ultrasonic energy being applied; wherein the transducer is configured to apply the ultrasonic energy to a plurality of locations that are offset from an axis of the blood vessel based on the detected doppler flow signal from the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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