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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventor:
Douglas B. McCreery, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention describes an apparatus, a system and a method for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The treatment involves monitoring the position of the tongue and/or the force exerted by the tongue and electrical stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve to move the tongue into an anterior position or to maintain the tongue in an anterior position.