Patent ID: 11883667
Assignee: XII MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
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.