Patent Document ID: 9333351
Application ID: 14108161
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A neural stimulation (NS) device for treating apnea episodes, comprising: a respiration sensor configured to detect a respiratory pattern of a patient and to output respiratory pattern signals; a respiration analysis (RA) module configured to determine when the respiratory pattern signals indicate an apnea episode (AE); a sleep stage (SS) sensor configured to detect a sleep stage that the patient is experiencing and to output a SS signal; a sleep state analysis (SSA) module configured to identify when the sleep stage warrants therapy based on the SS signal; and a therapy module configured to deliver an apnea episode terminating neuro-stimulation (AET-NS) therapy, when the AE is detected and the sleep stage warrants therapy, wherein the AET-NS therapy is configured to terminate the AE.