Sleep apnea treatment system and method
AssigneeCapri Medical Limited
InventorsFergal Ward, Ross Lewis, Ricardo Vallejo, Jorge Armando Cuartas, Michael Herzog, David Leonardo Cedeno, Willard S. Noyes
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of treating sleep apnea in a patient by operating an implanted neurostimulator implant to stimulate the genioglossus nerve branch and/or the genioglossus muscle. Also disclosed is a method of implanting a neurostimulator implant in the genioglossus muscle proximal to the genioglossus nerve branch. Further disclosed is a sleep apnea treatment system and a guide for the sleep apnea treatment system.
Claims42
A method of treating sleep apnea in a patient, the method comprising operating an implanted neurostimulator implant to stimulate a branch of the hypoglossal nerve.
A system for treating sleep apnea of a patient, the system comprising a neurostimulator implant implantable proximal to a branch of the hypoglossal nerve of the patient and operable to stimulate the branch of the hypoglossal nerve.
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