Method of stimulating a hypoglossal nerve for controlling...

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A - Human Necessities

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A61N 1/36 (2006.01) A61F 5/56 (2006.01) A61N 1/05 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2738479

A method for controlling a position of a patient's tongue includes attaching at least one electrode to the patient's Hypoglossal nerve and applying an electric signal through the electrode to at least one targeted motor efferent located within the Hypoglossal nerve to stimulate at least one muscle of the tongue. Methods may also include the use of more than one contact to target more than one motor efferent and stimulating more than one muscle. The stimulation load to maintain the position of the tongue may be shared by each muscle. The position of the patient's tongue may be controlled in order to prevent obstructive sleep apnea.

La présente invention concerne un procédé pour contrôler une position de la langue dun patient qui comprend la fixation dau moins une électrode au nerf grand hypoglosse du patient et lapplication dun signal électrique par lintermédiaire de lélectrode à au moins un muscle efférent moteur ciblé situé dans le nerf grand hypoglosse pour stimuler au moins un muscle de la langue. Des procédés peuvent comprendre en outre lutilisation de plus dun contact pour cibler plus dun muscle moteur efférent et stimuler plus dun muscle. La charge de stimulation pour maintenir la position de la langue peut être partagée par chaque muscle. La position de la langue du patient peut être contrôlée afin de prévenir lapnée du sommeil obstructive.

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