Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1994-09-21
1996-07-30
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
A61N 136
Patent
active
055407315
ABSTRACT:
A method for treating upper respiratory obstructions in a patient by electrical stimulation of muscles of the upper airway including surgically implanting a pressure sensor into the patient such that the pressure sensor is capable of providing a signal characteristic of intrathoracic pressure in the patient. The implanted pressure sensor allows the inspiratory phase of the patient's respiratory cycle to be identified and electrical stimulation to be reliably applied during the inspiration phase.
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Kamm William E.
Latham Daniel W.
Medtronic Inc.
Patton Harold R.
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