US Patent Issued to The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, XII Medical on March 31 for "System and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,246, issued on March 31, was assigned to The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland) and XII Medical Inc. (Union City, Calif.).

"System and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea" was invented by Francis A. Papay (Westlake, Ohio) and Anthony V. Caparso (North Ridgeville, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for treating obstructive sleep apnea in a subject. The system can include a power source and a neuromuscular stimulator in electrical communications with the power source. The neuromuscular stimulator can include a controller and at least one electrode. The controller c...