Patent ID: 8457746
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device for implantation in a patient, for delivering neural stimulation to a neural target in the patient, and for delivering defibrillation shocks to a heart in the patient, the device comprising: a housing configured to be implanted in a patient; circuitry within the housing, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate cardiac defibrillation shocks and neural stimulation pulses; a cardiac electrode electrically connected to the circuitry and configured to be used in delivering cardiac defibrillation shocks generated by the circuitry to the patient's heart; a neural stimulation electrode electrically connected to the circuitry and configured to deliver the neural stimulation pulses generated by the circuitry to the neural target in the patient; and a controller configured to store programmed instructions and to use the programmed instructions to control the circuitry and deliver an apnea therapy according to a circadian rhythm.