Modulator apparatus configured for implantation
First Claim
1. A sleep disordered breathing therapy implant unit, comprising:
- a flexible carrier;
at least one pair of modulation electrodes on the flexible carrier; and
at least one implantable circuit in electrical communication with the at least one pair of modulation electrodes, wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes and the at least one circuit are configured for implantation through derma on an underside of a subject'"'"'s chin and for location proximate to terminal fibers of the medial branch of the subject'"'"'s hypoglossal nerve, wherein the implantable circuit and the electrodes are configured to cooperate in order to generate an electric field adapted to modulate one or more of the terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve, andwherein the flexible carrier is configured to conform to an exterior surface of the genioglossus muscle such that the at least one pair of electrodes disposed on the flexible carrier reside outside the exterior surface of the genioglossus muscle, and wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes is oriented on the flexible carrier to enable selective modulation of terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve.
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Abstract
An implant unit according to some embodiments may include a flexible carrier, at least one pair of modulation electrodes on the flexible carrier, and at least one implantable circuit in electrical communication with the at least one pair of modulation electrodes. The at least one pair of modulation electrodes and the at least one circuit may be configured for implantation through derma on an underside of a subject'"'"'s chin and for location proximate to terminal fibers of the medial branch of the subject'"'"'s hypoglossal nerve, such that an electric field extending from the at least one pair of modulation electrodes can modulate one or more of the terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve.
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18 Claims
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1. A sleep disordered breathing therapy implant unit, comprising:
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a flexible carrier; at least one pair of modulation electrodes on the flexible carrier; and at least one implantable circuit in electrical communication with the at least one pair of modulation electrodes, wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes and the at least one circuit are configured for implantation through derma on an underside of a subject'"'"'s chin and for location proximate to terminal fibers of the medial branch of the subject'"'"'s hypoglossal nerve, wherein the implantable circuit and the electrodes are configured to cooperate in order to generate an electric field adapted to modulate one or more of the terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve, and wherein the flexible carrier is configured to conform to an exterior surface of the genioglossus muscle such that the at least one pair of electrodes disposed on the flexible carrier reside outside the exterior surface of the genioglossus muscle, and wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes is oriented on the flexible carrier to enable selective modulation of terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sleep disordered breathing therapy implant unit, comprising:
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a flexible carrier; at least one pair of modulation electrodes on the flexible carrier; and at least one implantable circuit in electrical communication with the at least one pair of modulation electrodes, wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes and the at least one circuit are configured for implantation through derma on an underside of a subject'"'"'s chin, and wherein the flexible carrier is configured to conform to an exterior surface of the genioglossus muscle such that the at least one pair of electrodes disposed on the flexible carrier reside in a space between the subject'"'"'s geniohyoid muscle and the subject'"'"'s genioglossus muscle, and wherein the at least one pair of modulation electrodes is oriented on the flexible carrier to enable selective modulation of terminal fibers of the medial branch of the subject'"'"'s hypoglossal nerve from a location between the subject'"'"'s geniohyoid muscle and the subject'"'"'s genioglossus muscle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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