Patent ID: 9744351
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. An implantable medical device for treating a patient comprising; a. a stimulator configured to provide electrical stimulation to a first lead system and a second lead system, b. said first lead system configured to transvenously place a stimulation electrode in a ranine vein near the patient's hypoglossal nerve and including a processor configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the electrode in the ranine vein near the patient's hypoglossal nerve; c. said second lead system configured to transvenously place a stimulation electrode near the patient's phrenic nerve and wherein the processor is further configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the electrode near the patient's phrenic nerve; and d. the stimulator being configured to provide the electrical stimulation to the first lead system slightly before applying electrical stimulation to the second lead system.