Patent ID: 8958893
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A61B,A61N,H02J,H04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An implantable device for treating sleep apnea, the device comprising: a flexible carrier configured to be implanted proximate a genioglossus muscle of a subject; at least one implantable circuit arranged on the flexible carrier; at least one pair of electrodes arranged on the flexible carrier; and at least one meandering electrical trace disposed on the flexible carrier and configured to establish an electrically conductive path between a first contact point and a second contact point associated with the at least one implantable circuit, the at least one meandering electrical trace being configured to maintain the electrically conductive path when pulsations of the contracting genioglossus muscle cause flexing of the flexible carrier, wherein the flexible carrier is configured to position the at least one pair of electrodes adjacent to terminal fibers of a medial branch of a hypoglossal nerve when the flexible carrier is conformed to at least a portion of the genioglossus muscle, and wherein the electrodes and circuit are configured to stimulate the terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve.