Medtronic, Inc.

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.

Cardionomic, Inc.

Given Imaging Ltd.

Mark A Christopherson

Quan Ni

John Rondoni

John Matthew Swoyer

Timothy P Herbert

Steven M Goetz

Michael F Hoey

Eric H Bonde

Johann J Neisz

John Louis Sommer

Shahn S Sage

Ahmed M Elmouelhi

Steven D Goedeke

Yelena G Tropsha

Blake D Johnson

Julie M Woessner

David J Serdar

Nancy Perry Pool

Steven C Christian

Mark R Christianson

David A Dinsmoor

Steven Lawrence Waldhauser

Jesse D Geroy

Roy L Testerman

Thomas R Skwarek

Jeff Jelen

Shahram Malek

Keith Alan Miesel

Gary William King

Andrzej M Malewicz

Gabriela C Molnar

Warren L Starkebaum

Richard P M Houben

Robert Leinders

Adrianus P Donders

John J Grevious

Glenn M Roline

Lee Stylos

Todd P Goblish

David W Lee

Gary A Tapp

Thomas R Prentice

John Hammargren

Richard Penn

Chike O Onyekaba

Sudha Nagavarapu

Virginia De La Riva

Beth Anne H Guck

Curtis D Deno

Brian P Schmalz

Troy D Kopischke

Paula Marcia Kaplan

Richard PM Houben

A method of implanting includes inserting a stimulation element into a head-and-neck region and positioning an electrode array of the stimulation element relative to a target portion of a nerve.

Percutaneous access for systems and methods of treating sleep-related disordered breathing

A method for treating sleep disordered breathing includes electrically stimulating an upper airway patency-related nerve via implantable stimulation elements.

Method of treating sleep disordered breathing

A system and method for identifying a stimulation location on a nerve is disclosed. The system includes an image-based navigation interface used to facilitate advancing a stimulation element within a patient body toward a target nerve stimulation site. Using the system one determines, separately for each potential target nerve stimulation site, a neuromuscular response of muscles produced upon applying a stimulation signal at the respective separate potential target stimulation sites. The image-based navigation interface is configured to display a graphic identification of which muscles were activated for each respective potential target nerve stimulation site upon applying the stimulation signal.

Method and system for identifying a location for nerve stimulation

A method of detecting catheter movement includes positioning a first sensor in a first body cavity, monitoring a first parameter profile of the first body cavity, positioning a second sensor in a second body cavity, monitoring a second parameter profile of the second body cavity, the second parameter profile different than the first parameter profile at a first time, and, when the second parameter profile is the same as the first parameter profile at a second time after the first time, taking a catheter movement action.

Systems for detecting catheter movement

An electrode cuff includes a first elongate portion and a second elongate portion. The first elongate portion is configured to removably contact a length of a nerve while the second elongate portion extends outwardly at an angle relative to a first side edge of the first elongate portion to at least partially wrap about the nerve. The electrode cuff includes a first series of electrodes that is spaced apart longitudinally along the first elongate portion. A width of the second elongate portion is sized to fit between adjacent branches extending from a nerve.

Nerve cuff

A system and method for treating sleep apnea includes inserting an implantable pulse generator subcutaneously within a body of a patient and connecting a lead to the pulse generator. The lead is inserted within the vasculature and advanced transvenously through the vasculature until a stimulation portion of the lead becomes positioned in close proximity to the hypoglossal nerve. A nerve-stimulation signal is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via the stimulation portion of the lead.

Transvenous method of treating sleep apnea

A stimulation protocol determination system includes an input module and a selector module. The input module is provided to receive an indication of an upper airway flow limitation via sensed respiratory effort information. The selection module is provided to automatically select, based on the indicated upper airway flow limitation, a stimulation protocol.

Method and system for applying stimulation in treating sleep disordered breathing

A device includes a handle, an expandable structure including a plurality of splines extending from a proximal hub to a distal hub, a first electrode on a first spline of the plurality of splines, an outer tube extending from the handle to the proximal hub, and a shaft extending through the outer tube from the handle to the distal hub. The expandable structure has a collapsed state and a self-expanded state. The handle is configured to retract the shaft. Retracting the shaft may expand the expandable structure outward of the self-expanded state.

Methods of positioning neurostimulation devices

A method and system for sensing respiration in the treatment of sleep apnea is disclosed.

Method and apparatus for sensing respiratory pressure in an implantable stimulation system

A method includes applying electrical stimulation therapy via an electrode relative to an upper-airway-patency-related nerve to treat obstructive sleep apnea. A level of the electrical stimulation therapy is assessed.

Systems and methods are described and illustrated for percutaneously implanting a stimulation lead for treating sleep-related disordered breathing.

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Shoreview, MN, United States of America

Mark A Christopherson