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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2015
Livanova Usa, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Stephen L. Bolea, Watertown, MN (US);
Thomas B. Hoegh, Edina, MN (US);
Bruce J. Persson, Dresser, WI (US);
Robert E. Atkinson, Elmo, MN (US);
Sidney F. Hauschild, St. Paul, MN (US);
Paula M. Kaplan, St. Paul, MN (US);
Brian D. Kuhnley, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Keith E. Jasperson, Andover, MN (US);
Wondimeneh Tesfayesus, St. Paul, MN (US);
Christopher K. Thorp, Chanhassen, MN (US);
LivaNova USA, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for maintaining patency of an upper airway of a patient to treat obstructive sleep apnea may include delivering an electrical stimulation to a portion of a superior laryngeal nerve via a nerve cuff when the nerve cuff is adjacent an external surface of the superior laryngeal nerve, the nerve cuff having a plurality of electrodes, wherein the nerve cuff is configured to be connected to an electrical stimulator via a stimulation lead.