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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Synapse Biomedical, Inc., Oberlin, OH (US);
Inventors:
Anthony R. Ignagni, Oberlin, OH (US);
Raymond P. Onders, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Synapse Biomedical, Inc., Oberlin, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of conditioning a diaphragm of a patient is provided. The method can include the steps of implanting an electrode adjacent a target site in the diaphragm of the patient and operating the electrode to deliver a sufficient amount of electrical stimulation to the target site in the diaphragm of the patient to cause the diaphragm to contract.