Patent ID: 9060784
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A hepatic denervation system, comprising: an outer sheath; and a radiofrequency (RF) ablation device comprising: wherein the RF ablation device is configured to be intravascularly advanced through a lumen of the outer sheath to a location of an origin of a common hepatic artery of a subject, wherein the distal end of the catheter body is configured to be advanced out of a distal end of the outer sheath and positioned within a portion of the common hepatic artery, wherein the electrode of the RF ablation device is configured to be activated to deliver RF energy sufficient to ablate one or more sympathetic nerves surrounding the common hepatic artery to decrease a blood glucose level within the subject, wherein the pull wire is configured to cause the electrode to maintain continuous contact with an inner arterial wall of the common hepatic artery at a target site as the common hepatic artery moves in response to diaphragm motion, and wherein a contact pressure exerted on the wall is between 0.1 g/mm