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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2010
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Thomas B. Hoegh, Edina, MN (US);
Bruce J. Persson, Dresser, WI (US);
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Thomas B. Hoegh, Edina, MN (US);
Bruce J. Persson, Dresser, WI (US);
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Scott T. Mazar, Woodbury, MN (US);
Apnex Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of treating an upper airway of a patient. The method may include displacing a tongue of the patient while observing a response of the upper airway. The method may further include treating the upper airway based on the observed response, wherein treating the upper airway includes positioning an electrode adjacent a nerve innervating an upper airway muscle and delivering an electrical stimulation to the nerve to activate the upper airway muscle.