Methods and devices for renal nerve blocking

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8771252
APP PUB NO 20060025821A1
SERIAL NO

11133925

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A method and apparatus for treatment of cardiac and renal diseases associated with the elevated sympathetic renal nerve activity by implanting a device to block the renal nerve signals to and from the kidney. The device can be a drug pump or a drug eluting implant for targeted delivery of a nerve-blocking agent to the periarterial space of the renal artery.

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  • MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gelfand, Mark New York, US 302 31182
Levin, Howard R Teaneck, US 172 26164

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