Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation

Imthera Medical, Inc.

Advanced Bionics Corporation

Other

Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

Quallion LLC

Medical Research Group, Inc.

Paul Milton Meadows

Michael A Moffitt

Kerry A Bradley

Marcelo G Lima

Carla Mann Woods

Faisal N Zaidi

David K L Peterson

Joey Y Chen

Gerald E Loeb

Jasper Benke

Stanley R Craig

Carla M Mann

Hisashi Tsukamoto

David H Payne

David Choy

Daniel H Villegas

David K Peterson

Philip T Weiss

Monir M Elias

Todd K Whitehurst

Ronald J Lebel

Varaz Shahmirian

Randall Lee Brase

John Michael Barker

Janusz A Kuzma

Robert R Tong

James P McGivern

Colin A Chong

Timothy J Starkweather

Wayne A Morgan

Matthew Braden Flowers

Peter Carl Lord

Kenny Kinyen Chinn

Randy L Brase

Douglas Mark Edson

Stephen L Goldman

Larry D Devor

Clifford W Lazar

David Karl-Lee Peterson

James A McAllister

Michael Adam Moffitt

David KL Peterson

A method for titrating a stimulation parameter for one or more electrode contacts in a system for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve of a patient includes activating one of the one or more electrode contacts to stimulate the hypoglossal nerve of the patient, obtaining a first and/or second physiological measurement from the patient, comparing the first and/or second physiological measurement to a first and/or second predetermined target value, adjusting a stimulation parameter for the one of the one or more electrode contacts if the first and/or second physiological measurement differs from the first and/or second predetermined target value.

Method for adjusting a system for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve

An implantable neurostimulator system is disclosed, the neurostimulator system comprising a hollow cylindrical electronics enclosure having a top, a bottom, and a side; a coil extending from a first part of the electronics enclosure; and at least one electrode operatively connected to the electronics enclosure.

Apparatus, system, and method for selective stimulation

A device comprises an implantable pulse generator having a plurality of stimulator outputs and a plurality of neutral electrodes. A lead splitter is configured to electronically map the stimulator outputs to the plurality of neutral electrodes. The present invention generally relates to implanted neurostimulation systems and, more particularly, to a lead splitter for neurostimulation systems and methods to increase the number of effective output channels of a single or multi-channel neurostimulator.

Lead splitter for neurostimulation systems

A method for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's hypoglossal nerve, applying an electric signal through the electrode to the hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue at least until the number of obstructive sleep apnea occurrences are reduced from an initial level to a treatment level, and reducing the application of the electric signal while the number of obstructive sleep apnea occurrences remain generally at or below the treatment level.

Stimulation of a hypoglossal nerve for controlling the position of a patient's tongue

A method for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. Methods may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

Method of stimulating a hypoglossal nerve for controlling the position of a patient's tongue

A system for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. The system may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

System for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve for controlling the position of a patient's tongue

A device comprises an implantable pulse generator having a plurality of stimulator outputs and a plurality of neural electrodes. A lead splitter is configured to electronically map the stimulator outputs to the plurality of neural electrodes. The present invention generally relates to implanted neurostimulation systems and, more particularly, to a lead splitter for neurostimulation systems and methods to increase the number of effective output channels of a single or multi-channel neurostimulator.

Method of stimulating a hypoglossal nerve for controlling the position of a patients tongue

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