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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
James Britton Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Robert T. Sandgren, Lindstrom, MN (US);
Erik J. Peterson, Fridley, MN (US);
Sean P. Skubitz, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Adam J. Rivard, Blaine, MN (US);
Thomas I. Miller, Blaine, MN (US);
David J. Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Kristin N. Hageman, Dayton, MN (US);
Avram Scheiner, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Kanthaiah Koka, Valencia, CA (US);
Leonid M. Litvak, Bet Shemesh, IL;
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system includes memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to: determine at least one of: a cross-electrical signal measurement at a first electrode on a first lead implanted within a tongue of the patient based on a stimulation signal between a second electrode on the first lead or a second lead implanted within the tongue of the patient and a third electrode, or a strain measurement of at least one of the first lead or the second lead. The processing circuitry is configured to determine movement of the tongue based on at least one of the cross-electrical signal measurement or the strain measurement, and generate information indicative of the movement of the tongue.