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Nerve modulation methods

US9173676B2 · kind B2 · utility

49Cited by

351References

18Claims

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Assignee

Relievant Medsystems, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard Pellegrino · Rue de l'Église, US
Samit Patel · San Francisco, US
Harold Carrison · Pleasanton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 13, 2014
Grant date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/0551
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a distal opening at the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curved cannula sized to be received in the central channel, the curved cannula comprising a curved distal end configured to be extended outward from the distal opening to generate a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curved cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured to allow a treatment device to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path.

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