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Patent Inventor Names
Mark A. Christopherson0
John Rondoni0
Quan Ni0
Timothy P. Herbert0
Date of Patent
February 13, 2018
0Patent Application Number
131218620
Date Filed
September 30, 2009
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A system and method for treating sleep apnea includes inserting an implantable pulse generator subcutaneously within a body of a patient and connecting a lead to the pulse generator. The lead is inserted within the vasculature and advanced transvenously through the vasculature until a stimulation portion of the lead becomes positioned in close proximity to the hypoglossal nerve. A nerve-stimulation signal is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via the stimulation portion of the lead.
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