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

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
advancing a hollow delivery tool percutaneously into protrusor muscle tissue of a patient;
advancing a first distal portion of a first elongated lead body of a first medical electrical lead percutaneously into the protrusor muscle tissue to position a first plurality of electrodes carried by the first distal portion within the protrusor muscle tissue, wherein the first plurality of electrodes are configured to be implanted proximate, and without attaching, to a nerve of the protrusor muscle tissue and proximate to a motor point of at least one protrusor muscle of the protrusor muscle tissue;
advancing the first distal portion into the protrusor muscle tissue laterally adjacent to a medial plane of the protrusor muscle tissue to position the first plurality of electrodes along a first side of the protrusor muscle tissue; and
advancing a second distal portion of a second medical electrical lead percutaneously into the protrusor muscle tissue laterally adjacent to the medial plane of the protrusor muscle tissue on a second side opposite the first side of the protrusor muscle tissue to position a second plurality of electrodes carried by the second distal portion along the second side of the protrusor muscle tissue.