Patent ID: 11925804
Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A system for obstructive sleep apnea therapy, the system comprising:
a first set of electrodes implantable proximate to a first hypoglossal nerve within a tongue of a patient;
a second set of electrodes implantable proximate a second hypoglossal nerve within the tongue of the patient;
a first medical device implantable within a head or neck of the patient and coupled to the first set of electrodes; and
a second medical device implantable within the head or neck of the patient and coupled to the second set of electrodes,
wherein the first medical device is configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal via one or more of the first set of electrodes to the first hypoglossal nerve that causes the tongue of the patient to advance and includes information to communicate to the second medical device, and
wherein the second medical device is configured to receive the information included in the electrical stimulation signal delivered by the first medical device via sensing of the electrical stimulation signal by one or more electrodes of the second set of electrodes.