THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
发明人:
DESMOND B. KEENAN,MORTEN HANSEN,BRIAN R. DEARDEN,SIEGMAR SCHMIDT,WILLIAM A. DAI
申请号:
US15093495
公开号:
US20160354608A1
申请日:
2016.04.07
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
An upper airway stimulator for treating obstructive sleep apnea is described. In some embodiments, the upper airway stimulator monitors the phase difference between ribcage expansion and abdomen expansion to detect apneic events and stimulates to alleviate those events. In some embodiments, the upper airway stimulator applies primary stimulation when an apneic event is not detected and secondary stimulation when an apneic event is detected. In some embodiments, the upper airway stimulator applies primary stimulation when the patient is not in an apneic position and secondary stimulation when the patient is in an apneic position.