Patent ID: 9723998
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,G16Z

Claim:
1. A system for mapping a parasympathetic or sympathetic nerve underlying the wall of renal vein, comprising: (i) a catheter configured to deliver electrical current to one or more locations on the inner renal vein wall sufficient to stimulate a nerve underlying said renal vein; (ii) one or more measuring devices for measuring one or more physiological parameters associated with said nerve underlying said renal vein, wherein said physiological parameters are selected from the group consisting of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate; (iii) a computing device configured to couple to the one or more measuring devices for computing any increase or decrease in the physiological parameters against a baseline; and (iv) a display device for displaying the location or identity of the parasympathetic or sympathetic nerve underlying said renal vein.