Device and methods for renal nerve modulation monitoring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9119600-B2
Application number	US-201213678306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 15, 2012
Priority date	Nov 15, 2011
Publication date	Sep 1, 2015
Grant date	Sep 1, 2015

Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring and performing tissue modulation are disclosed. An example system may include an elongate shaft having a distal end region and a proximal end and having at least one modulation element and one sensing electrode disposed adjacent to the distal end region. The sensing electrode may be used to determine and monitor changes in tissue adjacent to the modulation element.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for detecting tissue changes during tissue modulation in a patient, the method comprising:
inserting a tissue modulation system into a lumen in the patient, the tissue modulation system comprising:
an elongate shaft having a proximal end region and a distal end region;
at least two electrodes disposed adjacent to the distal end region, a first electrode of the at least two electrodes spaced a distance from a second electrode of the at least two e…

Assignees

• Boston Scient Scimed Inc

Inventors

• Richardson Leonard B
• Smith Scott R
• Jenson Mark L

Classifications

• A61B2018/00434

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B2017/320069

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B18/16

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• F04C2270/0421

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• A61B90/39

  Human Necessities · mapped topic