MASSDEVICE ON CALL — The top ten med-tech innovations of 2012, selected by Cleveland Clinic and announced this week spanned the range of health care from detection to treatment to data management.

In the top spot was a system of renal denervation for treatment of high blood pressure. The procedure uses a catheter probe threaded into the renal artery near the kidneys to delivery low-power radio-frequency energy and disrupt nerves, lowering blood pressure.