Patent ID: 11865343
Assignee: MEDTRONIC IRELAND MANUFACTURING UNLIMITED COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method comprising:
prior to a patient experiencing a potential traumatic event, assessing the patient for risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in response to experiencing the potential traumatic event;
identifying the patient as being at risk for developing PTSD from experiencing the potential traumatic event; and
after identifying the patient as being at risk for developing PTSD from experiencing the potential traumatic event, executing a renal denervation procedure comprising delivering neuromodulation therapy to a renal sympathetic nerve of the patient via a catheter, wherein the neuromodulation therapy is configured to provide electrically-induced, thermally-induced, or chemically-induced neuromodulation of the renal sympathetic nerve.