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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Valencia, CA (US);
Harshit Suri, Pasadena, CA (US);
Joseph L. Calderon, Culver City, CA (US);
Gregory Frederick Molnar, Blaine, MN (US);
George S. Goding, Jr., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alanie Atyabi, Chatsworth, CA (US);
Siegmar Schmidt, Simi Valley, CA (US);
William Dai, Ventura, CA (US);
Brian Dearden, Pasadena, CA (US);
Desmond B. Keenan, Valencia, CA (US);
THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
An electrode lead comprises an electrically insulative cuff body and at least three axially aligned electrode contacts circumferentially disposed along the inner surface of the cuff body when in the furled state. The electrode contacts may be circumferentially disposed around a nerve, and an electrical pulse train may be delivered to the electrode contacts thereby stimulating the nerve to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The electrical pulse train may be one that pre-conditions peripherally located nerve fascicles to not be stimulated, while stimulating centrally located nerve fascicles. A feedback mechanism can be used to titrate electrode contacts and electrical pulse train to the patient. A sensor that is affixed to the case of a neurostimulator can be used to measure physiological artifacts of respiration, and a motion detector can be used to sense tapping of the neurostimulator to toggle the neurostimulator between an ON position and an OFF position.