Patent ID: 8506517
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for treating renal dysfunction in a patient, the method comprising: implanting a device in the patient to partially and controllably constrict a renal artery; adjusting, externally to a body of the patient, a degree of constriction applied by the device to the renal artery; and controlling the degree of constriction applied by the device to maintain the degree of constriction, wherein the device comprises: an implantable housing; a motor disposed within the implantable housing; a drive shaft coupled to the motor; a constriction applicator disposed within the implantable housing, the constriction applicator configured to control a fluid flow in the renal artery; and a transmission coupled to the drive shaft and the constriction applicator, the transmission configured to covert a rotation of the drive shaft for controlling a linear motion of a constriction applicator, wherein the constriction applicator comprises: