Patent ID: 8469904
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method to apply a nerve inhibiting energy to one or more nerves surrounding a blood vessel, comprising: obtaining a treatment plan, wherein the treatment plan prescribes application of the nerve inhibiting energy towards a plurality of locations around a blood vessel; determining a coordinate of a reference location; using the coordinate of the reference location to compute a first coordinate for one of the plurality of locations that has a probability of including the one or more nerves; applying the nerve inhibiting energy using an energy delivery device towards the first coordinate for the one of the plurality of locations; computing a second coordinate for another one of the plurality of locations that has a probability of including the one or more nerves; and applying the nerve inhibiting energy using the energy delivery device towards the second coordinate for the other one of the plurality of locations.