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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Livanova Usa, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Assignee:
LivaNova USA, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2021.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36139 (2013.01); A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); A61N 1/3615 (2013.01); A61B 5/053 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/0809 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/0826 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/248 (2013.01); A61N 1/3758 (2013.01); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); A61N 1/37235 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a patient, comprising: sensing a biological parameter indicative of respiration; analyzing the biological parameter to identify a respiratory cycle; identifying an inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle; and delivering stimulation to a hypoglossal nerve of the patient, wherein stimulation is delivered if a duration of the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle is greater than a predetermined portion of a duration of the entire respiratory cycle.