Patent ID: 9713494
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of determining efficacy of a renal denervation procedure in a renal artery, comprising: providing a renal denervation catheter and an inflation balloon; measuring a first amount of time to fill the inflation balloon within the renal artery; deflating the inflation balloon; performing a first renal denervation procedure in the renal artery with the renal denervation catheter; after performing the renal denervation procedure, measuring a second amount of time to fill the inflation balloon within the renal artery; comparing the first and second amounts of time to determine a change in the first and second amounts of time; and determining that the efficacy of the first renal denervation procedure is sufficient when the change in the first and second amounts of time is within a predetermined range.