Patent Document ID: 20150289931
Application ID: 14683966
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for at least partially eliminating nerve function proximate a patient's blood vessel comprising: inserting a probe into a patient's blood vessel, the probe comprising at least one stimulating electrode and at least one recording electrode and the inserting of the probe being such that the at least one stimulating electrode and the at least one recording electrode are in electrical contact with an interior wall of the patient's blood vessel; applying a first electrical stimulus to the interior wall of the patient's blood vessel via the at least one stimulating electrode, the first electrical stimulus being sufficient to provoke an elicited potential in the patient's nerves; detecting a first set of electrical data via the at least one recording electrode following the application of the first electrical stimulus; recording the first set of data; applying a nerve destruction process to the patient's autonomic nerves proximate the blood vessel and between the at least one stimulating electrode and the at least one recording electrode; applying a second electrical stimulus to the interior wall of a patient's blood vessel via the at least one stimulating electrode; detecting a second set of electrical data via the at least one recording electrode following the application of the second electrical stimulus; determining an effect of the nerve destruction process on the elicited potential, the determining indicating whether the effect is sufficient; and in the condition that the effect of the nerve destruction process on the elicited potential is insufficient, applying the nerve destruction process.