Bolea, Stephen L.,Hoegh, Thomas B.,Persson, Bruce J.,Atkinson, Robert E.,Hauschild, Sidney F.,Kaplan, Paula M.,Kuhnley, Brian D.,Jasperson, Keith E.,Tesfayesus, Wondimeneh,Thorp, Christopher K.
申请号：
AU2012203591
公开号：
AU2012203591A1
申请日:
2012.06.20
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
#$%^&*AU2012203591A120120712.pdf#####ABSTRACT A method of stimulating a hypoglossal nerve comprises chronically implanting a nerve cuff electrode on a portion of the hypoglossal nerve, sensing a signal 5 corresponding to respiration, detecting expiratory onset from the sensed signal and delivering a stimulus to the portion of the hypoglossal nerve via the nerve cuff electrode. The stimulus delivery is triggered as a function of the detected expiratory onset. A device for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve comprises a neurostimulator, a lead 10 connected to the neurostimulator which has a nerve cuff electrode for delivering electrical stimulus to a portion of the hypoglossal nerve and an algorithm contained in the neurostimulator that triggers stimulation delivery as a function of expiratory onset.
