Patent ID: 8348941
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of treating sleep disordered breathing in a patient comprising the steps of: identifying a breathing disorder in the patient; providing at least one electrical stimulation to diaphragm or phrenic nerve tissue to manipulate the diaphragm such that the breathing of the patient is adjusted to thereby mitigate the breathing disorder, wherein the at least one electrical stimulation is applied as one or more bursts, each burst comprising a series of pulses, monitoring a respiration parameter of the patient sensing for normalized breathing for a first monitoring period; further providing at least one electrical stimulation to diaphragm or phrenic nerve tissue if breathing is not as desired or ceasing the at least one electrical stimulation if the breathing is as desired; further monitoring the respiration parameter if the breathing is not as desired for the presence of the breathing disorder during at least a second monitoring period which is longer than the first monitoring period sensing for normalized breathing; and if the breathing is still not as desired for the presence of the breathing disorder during the at least a second monitoring period, providing a third or more monitoring periods, each longer than the previous period and further providing at least one electrical stimulation if the breathing is not as desired or ceasing the at least one electrical stimulation if the breathing is as desired.