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Patent US8104470 - Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and systems involve coordinating therapies used for treating disordered breathing. Disordered breathing therapies may include cardiac electrical stimulation therapy and external respiratory therapy as well as other therapies for treating disordered breathing in a patient. The therapies delivered...http://www.google.com/patents/US8104470?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8104470 - Coordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathingAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8104470 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/545,670Publication dateJan 31, 2012Filing dateAug 21, 2009Priority dateSep 18, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7591265, US8522779, US20050061320, US20090308395, US20120130445, US20130333696Publication number12545670, 545670, US 8104470 B2, US 8104470B2, US-B2-8104470, US8104470 B2, US8104470B2InventorsKent Lee, Jesse W. Hartley, Jeffrey E. Stahmann, Quan NiOriginal AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (234), Non-Patent Citations (40), Referenced by (3), Classifications (16), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCoordinated use of respiratory and cardiac therapies for sleep disordered breathing
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