CPC A61N 1/3601 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/0826 (2013.01); A61B 5/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/4848 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61N 1/3611 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61N 1/3614 (2017.08); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); A61N 1/36171 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A device for treating obstructive sleep disordered breathing, comprising:
a means for stimulating a hypoglossal nerve, according to a first stimulation therapy protocol including alternating periods of stimulation and non-stimulation in which a timing of the stimulation periods is implemented without a sensing element for timing stimulation,
wherein a duration of each respective stimulation period is greater than a duration of each respective non-stimulation period, wherein the duration of each respective stimulation period is based on a reference respiration-related parameter, and
wherein the means for stimulating comprises an implantable electrode and/or an implantable pulse generator electrically connectable to the implantable electrode.
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