A system and/or method to control operation of an implantable medical device in response to sensed occurrence of a designated physical action intentionally performed by the patient.

An intraoral stimulation device configured to be positioned in a mouth of a patient. The device includes a sensor and one or more electrodes. The sensor is configured to monitor a position of the tongue and/or force exerted by the tongue against the sensor and to transmit a signal encoding tongue information. The electrode(s) is/are configured to deliver electrical stimuli to the patient's hard palate when the tongue information indicates that the tongue has moved from a desired position to an undesired position in the mouth. The electrical stimuli causes the tongue to move from the undesired position to the desired position.

An implantable neurostimulator system including an electrical lead having formed thereon a pair of bipolar electrodes, the electrical lead is configured for placement of the pair of bipolar electrodes proximate protrusor muscles of a patient. The system also includes a pulse generator electrically connected to the electrical lead and configured to deliver electrical energy to the pair of bipolar electrodes, the pulse generator having mounted therein a sensor configured to detect one or more physiological parameters, a memory, a control circuit, and a telemetry circuit. The system also including a communications telemetry module (CTM) in communication with the telemetry circuit and configured to receive a data collected by the sensor and data related to delivery of electrical energy to the bipolar electrodes, and an external programmer in communication with the CTM and configured to display a user interface the data collected by the sensor and data related to delivery of electrical energy to the bipolar electrodes.

A neuromodulation system for treatment of physiological disorders. The system includes one or more stimulators for stimulating one or more cranial nerves; one or more detectors configured for detecting a predetermined physiological state; and a control unit that controls nerve stimulation by the one or more stimulators so that it is synchronized with the at least one predetermined physiological state detected by the one or more detectors. A method of neuromodulating a patient for treatment of physiological disorder. The method includes the steps of detecting a predetermined physiological state and applying stimulation to one of the cranial nerves during the predetermined physiological state by one or more stimulators of a neuromodulation system.

Neural stimulator systems with an external magnetic coil to produce changing magnetic fields is applied outside the body, in conjunction with one or more tiny injectable objects that concentrates the induced electric or magnetic field to a highly-targeted location. These systems include a driver circuit for the magnetic coil that allows for high voltage and fast pulses in the coil, while requiring low-voltage power supply that may be powered by a wearable or portable external device, along with the coil and driver circuit.

Disclosed herein is a system, apparatus and method directed to patient temperature control. The system can include a control module configured to provide fluid that is heated or cooled, a heating and cooling system configured to couple with the control module and receive the fluid, and a temperature sensor coupled to the control module, the temperature sensor configured to measure a body temperature of a patient and provide signals to the control module that indicate the body temperature. The system can include a neurostimulation device coupled to the control module to provide neurostimulation to the patient. The control module can include logic, stored on non-transitory, computer-readable medium that, when executed by one or more processors, causes performance of operations including generation and transmission of first instructions to the neurostimulation device causing initiation of a first neurostimulation procedure.

Devices and/or methods for treating sleep disordered breathing may include stimulation of a single nerve, multiple nerves, as well as other tissues relating to upper airway patency.

In some examples, a medical device delivers electrical stimulation to the external portion of the globus pallidus of a brain of a patient in order to treat a sleep impairment of the patient. In some examples, the electrical stimulation may be delivered via one or more electrodes implanted in the GPe of the brain. In some examples, an electrical stimulation device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to the GPe based on detection of a sleep state of a patient. The sleep state may include, for example, a state in which the patient is awake and intending on sleeping, is awake and attempting to sleep or has initiated sleep. In addition, in some examples, an electrical stimulation device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to the GPe based on detection of an awake state of a patient.

Hyolaryngeal suspension devices and systems for treating sleep disordered breathing (SDB) are provided. A device includes a first fastener sized and configured to anchor to a hyoid bone or thyroid cartilage of the patient and a second fastener is sized and configured to anchor to the sternum, clavicle, or ribs of the patient. A static or elastic member has one end connected to the first fastener and an opposing end connected to the second fastener. The elastic member has sufficient elasticity to allow the pharynx and/or the larynx to elevate dynamically to permit speech and swallowing. The static member has sufficient tension to maintain appropriate haryngeal wall tension while still permitting sufficient movement of the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage for speech and swallowing function.

Neuromodulation of cranial nerves can be used to treat sleep or breathing disorders, among other diseases and disorders. A neuromodulation system can include a housing configured for implantation in an anterior cervical region of a patient, such as at or under a mandible of the patient, such as at least partially in one or more of a submental triangle, a submandibular triangle, and a carotid triangle. The system can include an electrode lead coupled to the housing, and the electrode lead can include an electrode configured to be disposed at or near a cranial nerve target in the patient. The system can be configured to generate electrical neuromodulation signals for delivery to the cranial nerve target using the electrode.