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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Randy W. Westlund, River Falls, WI (US);
Mark Gelfand, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Randy W. Westlund, River Falls, WI (US);
Mark Gelfand, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
RESPICARDIA, INC., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/368 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61N 1/3684 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lead system and method of use for treating breathing disorders by the transvenous stimulation of the phrenic nerve. The lead is implanted in a vein near one portion of the phrenic nerve.