Denise Demarais;Douglas Sutton;Mark Deem;Erik Thai;Hanson Gifford, III;Mark Gelfand;Howard R. Levin
发明人:
Mark Deem,Hanson Gifford, III,Denise Demarais,Douglas Sutton,Erik Thai,Mark Gelfand,Howard R. Levin
申请号：
US12777892
公开号：
US08768470B2
申请日:
2010.05.11
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Methods and apparatus are provided for renal neuromodulation using a pulsed electric field to effectuate electroporation or electrofusion. It is expected that renal neuromodulation (e.g., denervation) may, among other things, reduce expansion of an acute myocardial infarction, reduce or prevent the onset of morphological changes that are affiliated with congestive heart failure, and/or be efficacious in the treatment of end stage renal disease. Embodiments of the present invention are configured for percutaneous intravascular delivery of pulsed electric fields to achieve such neuromodulation.
