Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc.

Medtronics, Inc.

John Rondoni

Martin T Gerber

David Todd Dieken

Quan Ni

Nicholas Mairs

Kevin Verzal

Mark A Christopherson

Brody Belland

Maria Isabel Ancona

Jordan McIver

Donovan Fellows

Aaron Veicht

Casimir August Sienkiewicz

Blake D Johnson

Peter Marshall Young

Travis Ernest Yoch

Timothy P Herbert

Michael Coleman

Isabel Ancona

Douglas Murphy

Darrell Wagner

Kathleen Tolmie

Jon P Davis

Rajeev Madhukar Sahasrabudhe

Dave Dieken

Steven M Goetz

Gary William King

Jeffrey T Keacher

Wende L Dewing

Gabriela C Miyazawa

Christopher Thorp

Kevin L Bright

Jordon McIver

Nicholas Nesbitt

Mukul Jain

Stephen Lorne Bolea

Luke Lozier

Nicole C Moskowitz

Wondimeneh Tesfayesus

Wim Gewillig

Tim Piessens

Everardo Villasenor

Michael Hedin

Gabriela C Miyazawa Molnar

A method includes delivering, via a first stimulation element and during a treatment period, stimulation to an upper airway patency-related nerve to cause contraction of upper airway patency-related muscles. The method also may include delivering upon detecting central sleep apnea behavior, via a second stimulation element and during a treatment period, stimulation to a central sleep apnea-related nerve. The method also may include delivering the stimulation to the upper airway patency-related nerve independently of a decisional process and trigger to deliver stimulation to the different central sleep apnea-related nerve.

Multiple type sleep apnea

An implantable medical device includes at least one conductive element and an associated attenuation arrangement to attenuate MRI energy.

Attenuation arrangement for implantable medical device

An output signal driver includes a positive output node, a negative output node, a power supply input node, a power supply common node, a charging capacitor, a discharging capacitor, a current source, a current sink, a first switch, a second switch, and a controller. The charging capacitor is coupled to the power supply input node. The discharging capacitor is coupled to the negative output node. The current source is coupled between the power supply input node and the positive output node. The current sink is coupled between the positive output node and the power supply common node. The first switch is coupled in parallel with the current source. The second switch is coupled in parallel with the current sink. The controller is coupled to the current source, the current sink, the first switch, and the second switch to apply either complementary constant current pulses or complementary constant voltage pulses to the positive output node.

Output signal drivers

An implantable medical device includes sealingly contained circuitry comprising stimulation circuitry, a sealingly contained power element to supply power to the circuitry, and an electrode array including a first electrode.

Power element for an implantable medical device

Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface

Devices and/or methods for treating sleep disordered breathing may include stimulation of a single nerve, multiple nerves, as well as other tissues relating to upper airway patency.

Single or multiple nerve stimulation to treat sleep disordered breathing

An apparatus includes an implantable stimulator to treat sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and at least one electrode associated with the stimulator. The apparatus may include a microstimulator including a housing to encapsulate at least stimulation circuitry and a control portion including a therapy manager to control the stimulation circuitry based on at least control information.

Microstimulation sleep disordered breathing (SDB) therapy device

One example of an implantable medical device includes an output signal driver, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a controller. The output signal driver is configured to generate stimulation pulses to stimulate a nerve within a patient. The first electrode is coupled to the output signal driver. The second electrode is coupled to the output signal driver. The controller is configured to control the output signal driver to selectively apply between the first electrode and the second electrode a first pulse train and a second pulse train interleaved with the first pulse train.

Implantable medical devices

A method comprises establishing communication between a therapy device implantable in a patient and a consumer electronic device operable by the patient. The method comprises controlling, by the consumer electronic device, a predetermined set of therapy device functions in response to patient inputs to the consumer electronic device. The method also comprises transmitting therapy data from the therapy device to the consumer electronic device. The method further comprises presenting therapy data on a display of the consumer electronic device.

System and method for collecting and displaying data acquired from an implantable therapy device using a consumer electronic device

A system and/or method to treat incontinence of a patient includes a stimulation element implanted to stimulate one or more target sites to activate an external sphincter or other mechanism of continence of the patient, such as the external urethral sphincter and/or the external anal sphincter.

Systems and methods for treating incontinence

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John Rondoni