Application US20210001122

Detection and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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US20210001122

1. A method of treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) of a user, the method comprising: (6) (3)

affixing a patch externally on a dermis of the user, the patch comprising a flexible substrate, a processor directly coupled to the substrate, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate;

detecting an occurrence of OSA; and

activating the patch in response to the detecting, the activating comprising generating an electrical stimuli via the electrodes to activate a genioglossus muscle of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, a placement of the patch on the user causing the activating to avoid activation of a styloglossus muscle of the user. (3) (0)

3. The method of claim 1, the electrical stimuli comprising adjustable parameters comprising a pulse high time, a pulse low time, a pulse period, and a pulse amplitude. (1) (0)

7. The method of claim 1, the electrical stimuli causing a tongue of the user to move. (0)

9. The method of claim 1, the electrical stimuli comprising a series of pulses with a pattern comprising an intensity and a duration, further comprising adjusting the intensity or the duration of the pattern after each affixing of the patch to the dermis of the user. (1) (0)

11. The method of claim 1, the electrical stimuli comprising square waves having an amplitude between 10 and 100 volts, pulse widths between 100 and 500 microseconds, and a pulse repetition rate of between 2 and 60 pulses per second. (0)

12. The method of claim 1, the detecting the occurrence of OSA comprising: (1) (2)

14. A obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment system comprising: (3) (2)

a patch adapted to be externally applied on a dermis of a user, the patch comprising a flexible substrate, a processor directly coupled to the substrate, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate;

the processor, in response to detecting an occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), adapted to activate the patch, the activating comprising generating an electrical stimuli via the electrodes to activate a genioglossus muscle of the user.

15. The system of claim 14, the patch adapted to have a placement on the user that causes the activating to avoid activation of a styloglossus muscle of the user. (2) (0)

16. The system of claim 14, the electrical stimuli comprising adjustable parameters comprising a pulse high time, a pulse low time, a pulse period, and a pulse amplitude. (1) (0)

20. The system of claim 14, the electrical stimuli adapted to cause a tongue of the user to move. (0)

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Application US20210001122

Detection and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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