Devices and Methods for Delivering Energy as a Function of Condition Severity
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1. A sleep disordered breathing therapy device, comprising:
- at least one implantable circuit; and
at least one pair of implantable electrodes in electrical communication with the circuit, the at least one implantable circuit and at least one pair of implantable electrodes being configured for implantation in a vicinity of a genioglossus muscle of a subject, the at least one pair of implantable electrodes being configured to modulate a hypoglossal nerve;
wherein the at least one implantable circuit is configured to deliver a power signal to the at least one pair of implantable electrodes, wherein the power signal has at least one of a power level and a duration determined based on a severity of a detected physiological condition.
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Abstract
A device for regulating energy delivery to an implanted circuit is disclosed. The device may include at least one implantable circuit and at least one pair of implantable electrodes in electrical communication with the circuit. The at least one pair of implantable electrodes may be configured to modulate at least one nerve. The at least one implantable circuit may be configured deliver a signal to the at least one pair of implantable electrodes. The signal may have at least one of a power level or a duration determined based on a severity of a detected physiologic condition.
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1. A sleep disordered breathing therapy device, comprising:
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at least one implantable circuit; and at least one pair of implantable electrodes in electrical communication with the circuit, the at least one implantable circuit and at least one pair of implantable electrodes being configured for implantation in a vicinity of a genioglossus muscle of a subject, the at least one pair of implantable electrodes being configured to modulate a hypoglossal nerve; wherein the at least one implantable circuit is configured to deliver a power signal to the at least one pair of implantable electrodes, wherein the power signal has at least one of a power level and a duration determined based on a severity of a detected physiological condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. A method of regulating energy delivery to an implanted circuit for treating a sleep disordered breathing condition, the method comprising:
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detecting a severity of a physiological condition in a body of a subject; determining, based on the severity of the physiological condition, at least one of a power level or a duration of a power signal to be delivered by the implanted circuit to at least one pair of electrodes implanted proximal to a hypoglossal nerve of the subject and in electrical communication with the implanted circuit; delivering the power signal to the at least one pair of electrodes; modulating the hypoglossal nerve of the subject via the power signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A device, comprising:
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at least one implantable circuit; and at least one pair of implantable electrodes in electrical communication with the circuit, the at least one pair of implantable electrodes being configured to modulate at least one nerve; wherein the at least one implantable circuit is configured to deliver a power signal to the at least one pair of implantable electrodes, wherein the power signal has at least one of a power level and a duration determined based on a severity of a detected physiological condition.
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16. A hypertension treatment device for affecting blood pressure, comprising:
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a flexible carrier configured for implantation in a blood vessel of a subject; at least one implantable circuit; and at least one pair of implantable electrodes in electrical communication with the circuit and located on the flexible carrier, the at least one pair of implantable electrodes being configured to modulate at least one of a renal nerve, a baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve; wherein the at least one implantable circuit is configured to deliver a power signal to the at least one pair of implantable electrodes, wherein the power signal has at least one of a power level and a duration determined based on a severity of a detected physiological condition. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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