Braided implant for snoring treatment
AssigneeRestore Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark B. Knudson, Timothy R. Conrad
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant is embedded in the soft palate to alter the dynamic response. The implant has multiple fibers braided along a length of the implant.
Claims19
A method for treating an airway condition of a patient, said method comprising:
- selecting an implant of solid material of a pre-formed dimension and dimensioned so as to be implanted into a tissue of an upper airway of said patient, said implant having mechanical characteristics for said implant to resist deflection of said tissue and urge a deflected tissue to return to a rest state;
- and
- implanting said implant into said tissue.
A method for treating an airway condition of a patient, said method comprising:
- selecting an implant dimensioned so as to be implanted into a tissue of an upper airway of said patient, said implant having mechanical characteristics for said implant to resist deflection of said tissue and urge a deflected tissue to return to a rest state;
- implanting said implant into said tissue;
- and
- wherein said implant is metal.
An apparatus for treating an airway condition of a patient, said apparatus comprising:
- an implant of solid material of a pre-formed dimension and dimensioned so as to be implanted into said tissue;
- said implant having a mechanical characteristic for said implant to resist deflection of said tissue and urge a deflected tissue to return to a rest state.
An apparatus for treating an airway condition of a patient, said apparatus comprising:
- an implant dimensioned so as to be implanted into said tissue;
- said implant having a mechanical characteristic for said implant to resist deflection of said tissue and urge a deflected tissue to return to a rest state;
- and
- wherein said implant is metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.