Sleep apnea prevention system used during epilepsy treatment process

Abstract

The invention discloses a sleep apnea prevention system used during the epilepsy treatment process. The system comprises a pneumogastric nerve stimulator and an upper airway muscle stimulator, wherein the pneumogastric nerve stimulator comprises a first electrode, a first pulse generator, a respiration parameter collecting device, a first processor and a first communication module, and the first electrode winds the pneumogastric nerve; the upper airway muscle stimulator comprises a second pulse generator, a second processor, an awakening module, a second electrode and a second communication module, and the second electrode is positioned at the upper airway muscle. According to the system, through communication and control over the two implanted stimulators, the purpose of preventing apnea generated by a patient during sleep in the treatment process of epilepsy is achieved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an implanted medical system, in particular to an epileptic sleep apnea prevention system. Background technique [0002] Epilepsy is a chronic disease in which the sudden abnormal discharge of brain neurons leads to transient brain dysfunction. The pathogenesis of epilepsy is very complicated. The imbalance between the excitation and inhibition of the central nervous system leads to epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are not directly fatal, but complications such as sleep apnea may occur, causing patients to suffocate. [0003] US Patent US8812098B2 discloses an implanted stimulator that can monitor and measure the probability of epileptic seizures in each sleep stage and perform deep brain stimulation to relieve epileptic symptoms, but it cannot prevent sleep apnea. [0004] US Patent US6961618B2 discloses that epileptic seizures can be monitored according to heart rate, and vagus nerve stimulation can be used to relieve e...

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The imbalance between the excitation and inhibition of the central nervous system leads to epileptic seizures, which will not directly cause death, but may cause complications such as sleep apnea, causing suffocation of the patient

[0003] US Patent US8812098B2 discloses an implanted stimulator that can monitor and measure the probability of seizures in each sleep stage and perform deep brain stimulation to relieve epilepsy symptoms, but it cannot prevent sleep apnea

[0004] U.S. Patent US6961618B2 discloses that epileptic seizures can be monitored based on heart rate, and vagus nerve stimulation can be used to relieve epileptic symptoms, but sleep apnea, a complication of epilepsy, cannot be prevented

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