Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Neural stimulation to treat sleep apnea
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Application No.: US15279383Application Date: 2016-09-28
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Publication No.: US10195428B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- Inventor: Avram Scheiner
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; A61N1/36 ; A61F5/56 ; A61B5/11 ; A61B5/00 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/372

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170087360A1 NEURAL STIMULATION TO TREAT SLEEP APNEA Public/Granted day:2017-03-30
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