Patent ID: 11951312
Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the pulse generator is configured to continuously deliver the electrical stimulation pulses independent of inspiratory and expiratory phases of a plurality of respiration cycles from a starting time of a therapy delivery time period to an ending time of the therapy delivery time period by:
selecting a first bipolar pair from the first plurality of electrodes;
delivering a first portion of the electrical stimulation pulses via the first bipolar electrode pair for a first duty cycle of the therapy delivery time period;
selecting a second bipolar pair from the first plurality of electrodes;
delivering a second portion of the electrical stimulation pulses via the second bipolar electrode pair for a second duty cycle of the therapy delivery time period.