Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment Devices, Systems and Methods
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1. A method of treating obstructive sleep apnea, the method comprising:
- implanting a lead with a distal cuff electrode on a nerve innervating an upper airway dilator muscle, wherein the cuff is secured in part by suturing a fascial wrap around the cuff on the nerve;
monitoring respiration based on a sensed bio-impedance parameter using an implanted bio-impedance sensor, wherein the bio-impedance sensor includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes positioned along a patient'"'"'s costal margin; and
periodically delivering a stimulus, based on the sensed bio-impedance parameter, to the nerve via the electrode to mitigate obstruction of a patient'"'"'s upper airway.
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods of neurostimulation for treating obstructive sleep apnea.
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1. A method of treating obstructive sleep apnea, the method comprising:
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implanting a lead with a distal cuff electrode on a nerve innervating an upper airway dilator muscle, wherein the cuff is secured in part by suturing a fascial wrap around the cuff on the nerve; monitoring respiration based on a sensed bio-impedance parameter using an implanted bio-impedance sensor, wherein the bio-impedance sensor includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes positioned along a patient'"'"'s costal margin; and periodically delivering a stimulus, based on the sensed bio-impedance parameter, to the nerve via the electrode to mitigate obstruction of a patient'"'"'s upper airway.
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