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US 11,141,592 B2Granted
Neural stimulation to treat sleep apnea
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorAvram Scheiner
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Abstract
A removable oral device is disclosed. The removable oral device comprises a mounting retainer configured to align with a set of teeth. An electrical stimulator is coupled to the mounting retainer. A single lead is employed that has a first and a second end and lacking a mechanical connection to the mounting retainer. A first and a second electrode are positioned along the single lead. The lead is disposed perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a patient's tongue such that the first electrode is proximate a first hypoglossal nerve and the second electrode is proximate a second hypoglossal nerve.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- with a processor, controlling a stimulation generator to alternately and wirelessly deliver electrical stimulation to first and second tissue sites proximate to first and second hypoglossal nerves, respectively of a patient to cause at least a portion of a tongue to move;
- wherein delivery of the electrical stimulation comprises transmission of signals to first and second receiving antennas each coupled to one of first and second electrodes located at the first and second tissue sites, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.