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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Inventors:
John Rondoni, Plymouth, MN (US);
David Dieken, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kevin Verzal, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., Golden Valley, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61N 1/3614 (2017.08); A61N 1/36139 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an implantable stimulator to treat sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and at least one electrode associated with the stimulator. The apparatus includes a therapy device arranged to be implanted within a head/neck region of a patient. The therapy device includes a microstimulator including a housing to encapsulate at least stimulation circuitry, a rechargeable power element, and a control portion including a therapy manager to control the stimulation circuitry.