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WO2010006218A3
WO2010006218A3 PCT/US2009/050177 US2009050177W WO2010006218A3 WO 2010006218 A3 WO2010006218 A3 WO 2010006218A3 US 2009050177 W US2009050177 W US 2009050177W WO 2010006218 A3 WO2010006218 A3 WO 2010006218A3
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sleep apnea
apnea device
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Don Headley
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/3601—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation of respiratory organs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/48—Other medical applications
    • A61B5/4806—Sleep evaluation
    • A61B5/4818—Sleep apnoea
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices ; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/56—Devices for preventing snoring
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/372—Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
    • A61N1/378—Electrical supply
    • A61N1/3787—Electrical supply from an external energy source

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  • Pulmonology (AREA)
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Abstract

A device is described for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. The device is powered by an implanted stimulator that receives its energy in turn from a radio frequency transmitted transcutaneous device that is applied to a patient at the time of sleep.
PCT/US2009/050177 2008-07-11 2009-07-09 Sleep apnea device and method Ceased WO2010006218A2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US7989108P 2008-07-11 2008-07-11
US61/079,891 2008-07-11

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WO2010006218A2 WO2010006218A2 (en) 2010-01-14
WO2010006218A3 true WO2010006218A3 (en) 2010-04-15

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US6345202B2 (en) * 1998-08-14 2002-02-05 Advanced Bionics Corporation Method of treating obstructive sleep apnea using implantable electrodes
US20050085874A1 (en) * 2003-10-17 2005-04-21 Ross Davis Method and system for treating sleep apnea
US20050278000A1 (en) * 2004-06-10 2005-12-15 Strother Robert B Implantable pulse generator for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation of muscles and/or nerves and/or central nervous system tissue
US20080103545A1 (en) * 2006-10-13 2008-05-01 Apnex Medical, Inc. Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US11420063B2 (en) 2019-05-02 2022-08-23 Xii Medical, Inc. Systems and methods to improve sleep disordered breathing using closed-loop feedback

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