发明授权
- 专利标题： Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods
- 专利标题（中）： 阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停治疗装置，系统和方法
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申请号： US13093534申请日： 2011-04-25
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公开(公告)号： US08428727B2公开(公告)日： 2013-04-23
- 发明人: Stephen L. Bolea , Thomas B. Hoegh , Bruce J. Persson , Robert E. Atkinson , Sidney F. Hauschild , Paula M. Kaplan , Brian D. Kuhnley , Keith E. Jasperson , Wondimeneh Tesfayesus , Christopher K. Thorp
- 申请人： Stephen L. Bolea , Thomas B. Hoegh , Bruce J. Persson , Robert E. Atkinson , Sidney F. Hauschild , Paula M. Kaplan , Brian D. Kuhnley , Keith E. Jasperson , Wondimeneh Tesfayesus , Christopher K. Thorp
- 申请人地址： US MN St. Paul
- 专利权人： Apnex Medical, Inc.
- 当前专利权人： Apnex Medical, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址： US MN St. Paul
- 代理机构： Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- 主分类号： A61N1/36
- IPC分类号： A61N1/36
摘要：
In one embodiment, a method for maintaining patency of an upper airway of a patient to treat obstructive sleep apnea may include delivering an electrical stimulation to a portion of a superior laryngeal nerve via a nerve cuff when the nerve cuff is adjacent an external surface of the superior laryngeal nerve, the nerve cuff having a plurality of electrodes, wherein the nerve cuff is configured to be connected to an electrical stimulator via a stimulation lead.