Stimulation of a Hypoglossal Nerve for Controlling the Position of a Patient's Tongue
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    发明申请
    Stimulation of a Hypoglossal Nerve for Controlling the Position of a Patient's Tongue 有权
    刺激用于控制患者舌头位置的神经神经

    公开(公告)号:US20150148860A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-28

    申请号:US14400733

    申请日:2013-05-13

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: A method for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's hypoglossal nerve, applying an electric signal through the electrode to the hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue at least until the number of obstructive sleep apnea occurrences are reduced from an initial level to a treatment level, and reducing the application of the electric signal while the number of obstructive sleep apnea occurrences remain generally at or below the treatment level.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制患者舌头的位置的方法包括将至少一个电极附接到患者的舌下神经,将电信号通过电极施加到舌下神经以刺激舌头的至少一个肌肉,至少直到阻塞性睡眠的数量 呼吸暂停发生从初始水平降低到治疗水平,并且减少电信号的应用,同时阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停发生的次数通常保持在或处于治疗水平以下。