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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Quan NI, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark A. Christopherson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Timothy P. Herbert, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Rondoni, Plymouth, MN (US);
Quan Ni, Shoreview, MN (US);
Mark A. Christopherson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Timothy P. Herbert, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John Rondoni, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A system and method for treating sleep apnea includes inserting an implantable pulse generator subcutaneously within a body of a patient and connecting a lead to the pulse generator. The lead is inserted within the vasculature and advanced transvenously through the vasculature until a stimulation portion of the lead becomes positioned in close proximity to the hypoglossal nerve. A nerve-stimulation signal is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via the stimulation portion of the lead.