Patent ID: 9402684
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating a patient having congestive heart failure, the method comprising: positioning an expandable balloon in a renal artery of the patient, the expandable balloon including a plurality of electrode assemblies, at least some of the electrode assemblies each including at least two bipolar electrode pairs, the two bipolar electrode pairs being longitudinally and circumferentially offset from one another; expanding the balloon in the renal artery so that at least some of the bipolar electrode pairs are electrically coupled to a wall of the renal artery; and energizing at least some of the bipolar electrode pairs so as to therapeutically alter at least one nerve proximate the renal artery to treat the patient's congestive heart failure, wherein energizing includes using a plurality of temperature sensors to adjust an energy output of the bipolar electrode pairs, each temperature sensor positioned between one of the bipolar electrode pairs and wherein energizing includes using a processor to adjust the energy output of the bipolar electrode pairs in response to monitoring feedback from the plurality of temperature sensors.