Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathing

US8522779B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kent Lee · Shoreview, US
• Jesse W. Hartley · Lino Lakes, US
• Jeffrey E. Stahmann · Ramsey, US
• Quan Ni · Shoreview, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2012
• Grant date: Sep 3, 2013
• Expiry date: Jan 31, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2230/60
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Methods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory therapy as well as other therapies for treating disordered breathing in a patient. The therapies delivered to the patient may be coordinated to enhance effectiveness of the therapy, to reduce therapy interactions, to improve patient sleep, or to achieve other therapeutic goals.