ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,855, issued on Oct. 28.
"System and method for peripheral nerve stimulation" was invented by Desmond Barry Keenan (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Obstructive sleep apnea from blockage of the upper airway can result in significant daytime drowsiness, with many long-term co-morbidities associated with this disorder such as such as hypertension. A common cause of obstructive sleep apnea is the complete concentric collapse of the soft pallet or retrusion of the genioglossus muscle into the upper airway obstructing breathing. The latter can be due to exhaustion of the muscle due to heightened activation during wake periods, or a...