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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2006
Amir J. Tehrani, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Ligon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chang Lee, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rose Province, San Jose, CA (US);
Amy Michelle Goodman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Amir J. Tehrani, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Ligon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chang Lee, Redwood City, CA (US);
Rose Province, San Jose, CA (US);
Amy Michelle Goodman, San Francisco, CA (US);
RMX, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and method is provided for therapeutic stimulating, augmenting, manipulating and/or controlling breathing, in combination with stimulation of auxiliary respiratory nerves or muscles including the upper airway tract, chest wall muscles or abdominal muscles. Stimulation may be provided, for example, to augment breathing or to prevent closing of the upper airway during therapeutic stimulation. Stimulation may be also provided to the Hypoglossal nerve during exhalation.