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US 2014/0228905 A1Published application
Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods
AssigneeCyberonics, Inc.
InventorStephen L. BOLEA
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Abstract
A method of treating a patient, comprising: sensing a biological parameter indicative of respiration; analyzing the biological parameter to identify a respiratory cycle; identifying an inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle; and delivering stimulation to a hypoglossal nerve of the patient, wherein stimulation is delivered if a duration of the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle is greater than a predetermined portion of a duration of the entire respiratory cycle.
Claims5
A method of treating a patient, comprising:
- sensing a biological parameter indicative of respiration;
- analyzing the biological parameter to identify a respiratory cycle;
- identifying an inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle;
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- delivering stimulation to a hypoglossal nerve of the patient, wherein stimulation is delivered if a duration of the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle is greater than a predetermined portion of a duration of the entire respiratory cycle.
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