US 11,883,667 B2
Biased neuromodulation lead and method of using same
Anthony V. Caparso, North Ridgeville, OH (US); and Josh Nickols, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to XII Medical, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by XII Medical, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/660,042.
Application 17/660,042 is a division of application No. 16/865,668, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,420,061.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/915,194, filed on Oct. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0241588 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/3611 (2013.01) [A61N 1/37229 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in a patient, the method comprising:
placing a distal portion of a neuromodulation lead between a geniohyoid muscle and a genioglossus muscle of the patient, wherein the distal portion of the neuromodulation lead comprises a left portion having a left set of electrodes, a right portion having a right set of electrodes, and an intermediate portion therebetween;
aligning the left set of electrodes and the right set of electrodes with left nerve branches and right nerve branches of a hypoglossal nerve, respectively; and
positioning a proximal portion of the neuromodulation lead folded over itself such that the distal portion of the neuromodulation lead at least partially overlaps with an antenna that is coupled to the proximal portion of the neuromodulation lead.