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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Imthera Medical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marcelo G. Lima, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul M. Meadows, Glendale, CA (US);
Jasper Benke, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ImThera Medical, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/36139 (2013.01); A61N 1/36167 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/0556 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.