Patent ID: 8909341
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device for treating a patient comprising; an impedance detector configured to find a respiration cycle; a stimulator configured to provide electrical stimulation to a first lead system and a second lead system, the stimulator being configured to provide the electrical stimulation to the second lead system in synchrony with the respiration cycle; said first lead system configured to transvenously place a stimulation electrode in a ranine vein near the patient's hypoglossal tissues and including a processor configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the electrode in the ranine vein near the patient's hypoglossal tissues; and 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.