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7610094 Synergistic use of medical devices for detecting medical disorders  
Methods and systems for detecting medical disorders through synergistic use of one or more medical devices are described. One or more medical devices are selected to sense one or more physiological...
7596413 Coordinated therapy for disordered breathing including baroreflex modulation  
An approach to providing disordered breathing therapy involves the use of a plurality of therapy devices to deliver a coordinated disordered breathing therapy regimen to the patient. The plurality...
7591265 Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathing  
Methods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory...
7542802 Methods of regenerating tissue in airways  
This relates to treating an asthmatic lung and more particularly, relates to advancing a treatment device into the lung and treating the lung with the device. This also includes additional steps of...
7539539 Implantable cardiac stimulation device with respiratory modulated therapy delivery  
A method of providing cardiac stimulation therapy and a device for providing the therapy. A patient's cardiac activity as well as cyclical respiration is monitored. Cardiac stimulation is provided...
7532934 Snoring detection system and method  
Systems and methods provide for detecting snoring, and for determining the presence of sleep disordered breathing using detected snoring. Snoring indicative signals generated by one or more...
7519426 Techniques for reducing orthostatic hypotension  
Techniques for reducing orthostatic hypotension are described. One technique detects an incident of orthostatic hypotension in a patient, and in response, increases cardiac stroke volume, at least...
7519425 Tiered therapy for respiratory oscillations characteristic of Cheyne-Stokes respiration  
An exemplary method includes delivering a maintenance therapy that aims to prevent occurrence of apnea, sensing information, based at least in part on the information, determining if apnea exists...
7469162 Vestibular stimulation system and method  
An apparatus and method in which the portions of the labyrinth associated with the labyrinthine sense and/or the nerves associated therewith are stimulated to perform at least one of the following...
7454250 System and method for applying therapy during hyperpnea phase of periodic breathing using an implantable medical device  
Techniques are provided for treating periodic breathing, such as Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, using an implantable medical system. In one technique, diaphragmatic stimulation is delivered during a...
7421296 Termination of respiratory oscillations characteristic of Cheyne-Stokes respiration  
An exemplary method includes sensing respiratory information related to tidal volume, based at least in part on the respiratory information, determining if tidal volume is less than a limit and, if...
7418294 Electro-therapeutic device  
In the field of electrotherapy, there are currently known devices and methods, in which either the frequency or the amplitude of a therapeutic current is varied. According to a representation of...
7363086 Capture verification in respiratory diaphragm stimulation  
Improved methods and devices perform respiratory control of a person due to conditions such as sleep apnea. According to one embodiment, a respiratory control method includes delivering stimulation...
7363085 Augmenting hypoventilation  
An exemplary method includes sensing respiratory information related to tidal volume, based at least in part on the respiratory information, determining if the tidal volume is less than a limit...
7283875 Nerve stimulation device  
A nerve stimulation device has a pulse generator for generating stimulation pulses and an output for the stimulation pulses from the pulse generator, which is connectable to an electrode...
7277757 Respiratory nerve stimulation  
The invention is directed to an implantable medical device that stimulates a nerve associated with respiration. The nerve may, for example be a phrenic nerve, and the stimulation may cause a...
7277749 Treatments for snoring using injectable neuromuscular stimulators  
Many individuals generate excessively loud snoring during their sleep, often to the point where others cannot tolerate sleeping in the same room with them. Most cases of snoring are caused by...
7245971 System and method for applying therapy during hyperpnea phase of periodic breathing using an implantable medical device  
Techniques are provided for treating periodic breathing, such as Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, using an implantable medical system. In one technique, diaphragmatic stimulation is delivered during a...
7225021 Differentiation of central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea using an implantable cardiac device  
An implantable cardiac device is programmed to differentiate between central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea. The implantable cardiac device utilizes a respiration-related parameter (e.g.,...
7225016 Implantable medical device with nerve signal sensing  
An implantable medical device which has a sensor that provides a waveform to an energy accumulator, such as a capacitor. The waveform is representative of electrical activity from a nerve. The...
7207947 System and method for detecting circadian states using an implantable medical device  
Techniques are provided for detecting the circadian state of a patient using an implantable medical device based on selected blood carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) parameters. In one example, the implantable...
7194313 Baroreflex therapy for disordered breathing  
A baroreflex stimulator is described that treats disordered breathing in a patient. The stimulator includes a pulse generator to provide a baroreflex stimulation signal through an electrode, and a...
7174891 CPR mask with compression timing metronome and methods  
A facial mask includes a mask body that is adapted to be coupled to a patient's face. A valve system is coupled to the mask body to permit the inflow of respiratory gasses into the mask body and to...
7130687 Implantable medical device and method for delivering therapy for sleep-disordered breathing  
An implantable medical device delivers augmentation therapy to intervene in a pattern of sleep-disordered breathing. Augmentation therapy includes the delivery of electrical stimulation to cardiac...
7027869 Method for treating an asthma attack  
A method for treating the lung during an acute episode of reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as an asthma attack. The method comprises transferring energy to an airway wall of an...
7027860 Microstimulator neural prosthesis  
A microstimulator or neural prosthesis is powered and operative in response to an externally applied RF signal which includes a power component and control component. A slow rise time storage...
7025730 System and method for automatically monitoring and delivering therapy for sleep-related disordered breathing  
The invention relates generally to a system and method for monitoring and automatically delivering a therapy for sleep-related disordered breathing. In one form the present invention relates to an...
7016736 Apparatus for submental electrical stimulation of the supra hyoid muscles of the floor of mouth  
An apparatus ( 100 ) for submental electrical stimulation of supra hyoid muscles at a floor of mouth ( 24 ) includes an electrode ( 1 ) to be arranged below the tongue ( 22 ) and above a mucous...
6937903 Respiratory control by means of neuro-electrical coded signals  
A method and device for respiratory control. The method comprises selecting neuro-electrical coded signals from a storage area that are representative of body organ function. The selected...
6928324 Stimulation device for sleep apnea prevention, detection and treatment  
An implantable cardiac stimulation device comprises a metabolic demand sensor, an activity sensor, and one or more pulse generators. The metabolic demand sensor and activity sensor can sense...
6881192 Measurement of sleep apnea duration and evaluation of response therapies using duration metrics  
An implantable cardiac device is programmed to detect an episode of sleep apnea, measure the duration of the episode, and store this information in memory. When multiple episodes are recorded, the...
6651652 Method for identifying respiration attempts by analyzing neuroelectrical signals, and respiration detector and respiratory aid system operating according to the method  
A respiratory aid system has a device arranged for connection to a living creature in order to facilitate, support and/or control the respiration of the living creature. The device can be a...
6636767 Implanatable stimulation device for snoring treatment  
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for treating snoring by implanting a stimulating electrode into a patient. The electrode is placed in stimulating contact with an airway...
6633779 Treatment of asthma and respiratory disease by means of electrical neuro-receptive waveforms  
A method and device for treating asthma and respiratory disease. The method comprises selecting waveforms from a storage area that are representative of body organ function. The selected waveforms...
6618627 Intraoral electromuscular stimulating device and method  
An intraoral electromuscular stimulation device and method to treat a breathing disorder. The stimulation device includes a first electrode, a first support member that maintains the first...
6587726 Stimulatory device and methods to electrically stimulate the phrenic nerve  
The invention provides exemplary devices and methods electrically stimulating the phrenic nerve. In one embodiment, electrodes are placed posterior and anterior in the region of the cervical...
6587725 Method and apparatus for closed-loop stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve in human patients to treat obstructive sleep apnea  
This invention is a fully implanted functional electrical stimulator ( 20 ) apparatus, a method for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea that provides for both reliable detection/prediction or...
6574507 Active implantable medical device for treating sleep apnea syndrome by electrostimulation  
An active implantable medical device for electrostimulation in response to a determined sleep apnea syndrome, particularly a pacemaker. This device measures the respiratory activity of the patient,...
6572543 Sensor, method of sensor implant and system for treatment of respiratory disorders  
An implantable sensing device includes a sensing element and a mounting element. The mounting element has a first end and a second end with a longitudinal axis therethrough. The sensing element is...
6415183 Method and apparatus for diaphragmatic pacing  
A diaphragmatic pacing system and method. The method includes monitoring a signal representing a patient's respiratory activity, and delivering an electric stimulus from a lead to the phrenic nerve...
6360740 Method and apparatus for assisted breathing  
A system for assisted breathing has a ventilator delivers a breathing gas to a living creature in order to facilitate, support and/or control the breathing of the living creature. The respiratory...
6357438 Implantable sensor for proportional assist ventilation  
A ventilator system using an implantable respiration sensor ventilator and a method for providing a proportional respiration assist are provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The...
6345202 Method of treating obstructive sleep apnea using implantable electrodes  
Electrodes are implanted at strategic locations within a patient and are then controlled in a manner so as to stimulate muscle and nerve tissue in a constructive manner which helps open blocked...
6312399 Stimulatory device and methods to enhance venous blood return during cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
The invention provides exemplary devices and methods for increasing cardiopulmonary circulation when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In one exemplary method, a patient's chest is actively...
6273859 Adaptively controlled mandibular positioning device and method of using the device  
The present invention relates to systems and methods for automatically and continuously regulating the amount of mandibular displacement to an optimal value during obstructive sleep apnea...
6269269 Method and apparatus for synchronized treatment of obstructive sleep apnea  
A method and apparatus for synchronized treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. In one embodiment such stimulation is provided by an implantable pulse generator, the implantable pulse generator...
6240316 Implantable microstimulation system for treatment of sleep apnea  
One or more implantable microminiature electronic devices, termed "microstimulators", are used to treat sleep apnea. The microstimulators are implanted at strategic locations within the patient and...
6234985 Device and method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
Exemplary devices and methods for increasing cardiopulmonary circulation when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In one exemplary method, a patient's chest is actively compressed during a...
6224562 Methods and devices for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
Provided are exemplary devices and methods for increasing cardiopulmonary circulation when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In one exemplary method, a patient's chest is actively...
6213960 Chest compression device with electro-stimulation  
A device for performing chest compressions for CPR in coordination with applying electro-stimulus for additional resuscitative actions such as electro-ventilation, electro-counterpulsion, and...
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