Use and Cost of a Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Device for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Between 2015 and 2018

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 Oct 1;145(10):975-977. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.2366.

Abstract

This economic evaluation based on publicly available data assesses the use and cost of an implantable device, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2014, that offers a unique alternative to patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea and poor response to continuous positive airway pressure.