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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Zheng Lin, Torrence, CA (US);
Kenneth C. Beck, Liberty, UT (US);
Jonathan Kwok, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Kent Lee, Shoreview, MN (US);
Yachuan Pu, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Ramsey, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for treating and/or preventing is described for treating periodic breathing characterized by cyclical hyperventilation and hypoventilation, examples of which include Cheyne-Stokes respiration and central sleep apnea. The system could also be used in the treatment of other conditions involving an impairment of respiratory drive.