Patent ID: 11883668
Assignee: INVICTA MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 17:
18. A method of treating a patient, comprising:
in response to the patient having a sleep apnea indication:
percutaneously implanting an implantable signal delivery device proximate a medial branch of the patient's hypoglossal nerve such that at least one electrode carried by the implantable signal delivery device is positioned to be in electrical communication with the medial branch of the patient's hypoglossal nerve;
transmitting power from at least one wireless power transmission device of a wearable device to a wireless receiver device of the implantable device;
converting, via a signal generator of the implantable device, the power received via the wireless receiver device into an electrical signal, the implantable device having a charge storage capacity of no more than 5 minutes; and
applying the electrical signal to the medial branch of the patient's hypoglossal nerve via the at least one electrode.