Bilateral hypoglossal nerve stimulation for treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnoea.
Peter R EastwoodMaree BarnesStuart G MacKayJohn R WheatleyDavid R HillmanXuân-Lan NguyênRichard LewisMatthew C CampbellBoris PételleJennifer H WalshAndrew C JonesCarsten E PalmeAlain BizonNicole MeslierChloé BertolusKathleen J MaddisonLaurent LaccourreyeGuillaume RauxKatleen DenoncinValérie AttaliFrédéric GagnadouxSandrine H LaunoisPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2020)
Bilateral HNS using the Genio™ system reduces OSA severity and improves quality of life without device-related complications. The results are comparable with previously published HNS systems despite minimal implanted components and a simple stimulation algorithm.