an OSA implant?
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an OSA implant?

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Posted by Pinski on August 17, 2010 at 11:39:28:

Here's an interesting one.
Brief history: Before I made it down to Palo Alto to Dr KL's, I first went to UCSF and decided against MMA surgery with them because the surgeon hadn't done enough MMA surgeries for my comfort level.

2+ years later (recently), I received something in the mail from them asking if I would be interested in a research study aimed at adults who have been diagnosed with OSA and unable to use a CPAP.

It involves the following components:
-Apnex Inplantable Neurostimulator (INS device) : implanted below the collarbone
-Apnex Respiration Sensing Leads: implanted under the skin and placed along the
lower edge of the ribs and connected to the neurostimulator.
-Apnex "Stimulation Lead": implanted under the skin and placed around the hypogossal nerve in the neck region and connected to the neurostimulator.
- Apnex Therapy Controller: can be used by patients to start or stop therapy to meet their sleep needs.
- Apnex Programmer System: an external device used by doctors to non-invasively
program the therapy sessions.

Basically, after "the patient falls" asleep, the system monitors breathing using the respiration sensing leads. During each breath, the system delivers a signal to the hypoglossal nerve using the stimulation lead. The hypoglossal nerve activates the genioglossus muscle, which helps keep the airway open during sleep. The patient has the ability to start and stop the therapy to meet their sleep needs.

More info can be found at: www.apexmedical.com

Your thoughts???

Pinski

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