Devices and methods for low current neural modulation
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1. A sleep disordered breathing treatment device, comprising:
- an implantable circuit;
at least one pair of implantable electrodes, electrically connected with the implantable circuit, wherein the circuit and the electrodes are configured for implantation in a subject proximal to a genioglossus muscle in the vicinity of a hypoglossal nerve; and
wherein the circuit is configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, andwherein the electrodes are configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the hypoglossal nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the hypoglossal nerve from a location spaced apart from the hypoglossal nerve and external to a blood vessel.
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Abstract
A device may include an implantable circuit and at least one pair of implantable electrodes, in electrical communication with the implantable circuit. The circuit and the electrodes may configured for implantation in a subject in the vicinity of a nerve. The circuit may be configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and the electrodes may be configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the nerve.
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1. A sleep disordered breathing treatment device, comprising:
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an implantable circuit; at least one pair of implantable electrodes, electrically connected with the implantable circuit, wherein the circuit and the electrodes are configured for implantation in a subject proximal to a genioglossus muscle in the vicinity of a hypoglossal nerve; and wherein the circuit is configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and wherein the electrodes are configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the hypoglossal nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the hypoglossal nerve from a location spaced apart from the hypoglossal nerve and external to a blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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