Patent ID: 11950826
Assignee: MEDTRONIC IRELAND MANUFACTURING UNLIMITED COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for performing renal neuromodulation, the method comprising:
intravascularly delivering a catheter comprising an occlusion element, a control member, and a neuromodulation element arranged about the control member in a low-profile delivery state to a target treatment site within a renal blood vessel of a patient, the control member and the neuromodulation element being within the occlusion element;
expanding the occlusion element to substantially occlude the renal blood vessel;
radially expanding the control member to place the neuromodulation element in contact with an inner wall of the occlusion element adjacent to an inner wall of the renal blood vessel, wherein the control member defines a helical shape, a spiral shape, or a ring shape when radially expanded; and
delivering neuromodulation energy via the neuromodulation element to inhibit neural communication along the renal nerve.