Programmer's Manual

2 English Programmer Model 2740
Intended Use
Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation therapy is intended to treat OSA patients meeting specific criteria. Please refer
to the Inspire System Implant Manual for a detailed list of the indications for use and contraindications, clinical
warnings/precautions, and clinical summary.
Therapy Phases
The Inspire therapy takes place in four phases: (1) implant procedure, (2) therapy acclimation, (3) titration, and
(4) therapy maintenance.
Implant Procedure
During this procedure, the generator, stimulation lead, and sensing lead are surgically implanted. The Inspire
programmer is used to test the implanted system during surgery.
Therapy Acclimation
Therapy acclimation typically lasts for 1–3 months following implantation. During this phase, the device is
activated and patients learn how to use the patient remote to increase the amplitude to a therapeutic level.
Titration
During this phase, patients undergo 1–2 polysomnograms (PSGs) or sleep studies, during which the physician
determines the optimal stimulation and sensing settings.
Therapy Maintenance
On an annual or semi-annual basis, patients return for an office visit to monitor therapy use and efficacy.
Titrations are performed as needed.
Terminology
This section introduces and defines common terms used throughout this programming guide for setting the
setting values, reading on-screen information, and evaluating patient responses. More information about these
terms will be presented in later chapters.
The definitions are divided into the following three categories.
• General Therapy Terms
• Stimulation Settings
• Sensing Settings
Settings that appear on the advanced screen views are labeled as advanced settings in the definitions that follow.