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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Zoll Respicardia, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mark Gelfand, New York, NY (US);
Howard R. Levin, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Andrew Halpert, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
ZOLL RESPICARDIA, INC., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/0826 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61N 1/3614 (2017.08); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61N 1/36135 (2013.01); A61N 1/3615 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device for treating breathing disorders such as central sleep apnea wherein stimulation is provided to the phrenic nerve through a transvenous lead system with the stimulation beginning after inspiration to extend the duration of a breath and to hold the diaphragm in a contracted condition.