Method and apparatus for synchronized treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
US5549655A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3601
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and device is provided for stimulation of an upper airway muscle of a patient to relieve an airway obstruction in which stimulation is synchronized with the inspiratory phase of the patient's respiratory cycle. A respiratory effort waveform of the patient is monitored for a changes in slope and amplitude of the respiratory effort waveform characteristic of the inspiratory phase. Stimulation is then commenced and concluded according to the detected inspiratory phase.
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