Patent ID: 11857249
Assignee: MEDTRONIC IRELAND MANUFACTURING UNLIMITED COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An apparatus for neuromodulation treatment, the apparatus comprising:
a catheter comprising:
an elongate shaft configured to be delivered to a treatment site within a vessel; and
a neuromodulation element coupled to the elongate shaft and configured to be deployed into contact with and deliver energy to a wall of the vessel; and

a console coupled to the neuromodulation element and configured to:
determine an inner diameter of the vessel at the treatment site based on a change in a physical configuration of the catheter in response to deployment of the neuromodulation element when the neuromodulation element is in contact with the wall of the vessel, and
deliver neuromodulation energy to the neuromodulation element to modulate one or more nerves at or near the treatment site within the vessel based on the inner diameter of the vessel.