Patent ID: 11883659
Assignee: ZOLL RESPICARDIA, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for treating disordered breathing comprising:
an electrode lead to be disposed intravenously proximate a phrenic nerve of a patient, the electrode lead including one or more electrodes;
a respiration sensor to sense a signal representative of respiration of the patient;
an electrical pulse generator to provide, via the electrode lead, electrical stimulation signals to the phrenic nerve or diaphragm of the patient at a predetermined signal frequency, the electrical stimulation signals comprising a pulse train including a series of individual pulses; and
a comparator to compare a spectrum of the sensed respiration signals corresponding to unstimulated breathing to a spectrum of the sensed respiration signals corresponding to stimulated breathing to determine a value indicative of capture.