ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,357, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Inspire Medical Systems Inc. (Golden Valley, Minn.).
"Multiple type sleep apnea" was invented by David Dieken (Golden Valley, Minn.), Kevin Verzal (Golden Valley, Minn.) and John Rondoni (Golden Valley, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method includes delivering, via a first stimulation element and during a treatment period, stimulation to an upper airway patency-related nerve to cause contraction of upper airway patency-related muscles. The method also may include delivering upon detecting central sleep apnea behavior, via a second stimulation element and during a treatment period, stimu...