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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Jonathon E Giftakis, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Nina M. Graves, Minnetonka, MN (US);
David L Thompson, Andover, MN (US);
Jonathon E Giftakis, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Nina M. Graves, Minnetonka, MN (US);
David L Thompson, Andover, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device system includes a housing, the housing at least partially supporting a therapy module and a processor, and a respiratory monitoring element coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to activate the therapy module upon detection of a respiratory event in a respiratory signal. In some embodiments, the system may further comprise a brain monitoring element, and the processor may be configured to monitor a brain signal and change the therapeutic output based upon the brain signal.