Passage expansion device for patients
OwnerPeter Belafsky, Joel Delman +1inventors
InventorsPeter Belafsky, Joel Delman, John B. Freese
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Abstract
A method for opening a portion of a passageway of a patient is disclosed. The patient has a first metallic structure attached to a portion of the patient's neck. The method includes obtaining a second magnetic structure, placing the second magnetic structure proximate the first metallic structure attached to the portion of the patient's neck, and pulling the second magnetic structure away from the patient's neck to thereby open the passageway.
Claims1
A method for opening a passageway of a patient, wherein the patient has a first metallic structure attached to a portion of a patient's neck, the method comprising:
- obtaining a second magnetic structure;
- placing the second magnetic structure proximate the first metallic structure attached to the portion of the patient's neck;
- and
- pulling the second magnetic structure away from the patient's neck to thereby open the passageway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.