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US 2022/0023647 A1Published application
Transvenous method of treating sleep apnea
AssigneeInspire Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsQuan Ni, Mark A. Christopherson, Timothy P. Herbert, John Rondoni
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Abstract
A system and method for treating sleep apnea includes inserting an implantable pulse generator subcutaneously within a body of a patient and connecting a lead to the pulse generator. The lead is inserted within the vasculature and advanced transvenously through the vasculature until a stimulation portion of the lead becomes positioned in close proximity to the hypoglossal nerve. A nerve-stimulation signal is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via the stimulation portion of the lead.
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A method of treating obstructive sleep apnea in a patient, comprising:
- delivering a microstimulator through a vasculature of a patient to a target site within the vasculature;
- anchoring the microstimulator within the vasculature proximate to an upper airway patency-related nerve;
- operating a power source located external the patient to wirelessly communicate power from outside of the patient to the anchored microstimulator;
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- operating the anchored microstimulator to generate and apply a neurostimulation signal to the upper airway patency-related nerve in response to the wirelessly communicated power.
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