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Detection and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

US11478638B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Neurostim Technologies LLC · US

Inventors

Hoo-min D. TOONG · Cambridge, US
William Conrad Altmann · Maidenhead, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 10, 2020
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B5/4818
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”) of a user includes affixing a patch externally on a dermis of the user, the patch including a flexible substrate, an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, a processor directly coupled to the substrate, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate. The treatment includes detecting an occurrence of OSA and activating the patch in response to the detecting, the activating including generating an electrical stimuli via the electrodes to activate the genioglossus muscle of the user.

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