| abstract |
An implant unit according to some embodiments may include a flexible carrier, at least one pair of modulation electrodes on the flexible carrier, and at least one implantable circuit in electrical communication with the at least one pair of modulation electrodes. The at least one pair of modulating electrodes and the at least one electrical circuit may be configured to be implanted through the dermis beneath the chin of the subject, and configured to be located proximate to the terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve of the subject such that from The electric field extended by the at least one pair of modulation electrodes is capable of modulating one or more of the terminal fibers of the medial branch of the hypoglossal nerve. |