Method of stimulating a hypoglossal nerve for controlling the position of a patient's tongue
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    Method of stimulating a hypoglossal nerve for controlling the position of a patient's tongue 有权
    刺激舌下神经以控制患者舌头位置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09031654B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-12

    申请号:US14260334

    申请日:2014-04-24

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 A61N1/05 A61B5/00

    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 and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. Methods may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

    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下咽神经,并将电信号通过电极施加到位于舌下神经内的至少一个目标运动传递部分以刺激至少一个舌头的肌肉 。 方法还可以包括使用多于一个接触器来靶向多于一个的马达输出并刺激多于一个的肌肉。 保持舌头位置的刺激负荷可以由每只肌肉共享。 可以控制患者舌头的位置,以防止阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停。