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US 7,255,110 B2Granted
Injection sleep apnea treatment
AssigneeRestore Medical, Inc.
InventorsMark B. Knudson, Katherine S. Tweden, Timothy R. Conrad
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Abstract
A patient's upper airway condition such as snoring and sleep apnea is treated by selecting a particulate material selected for limited migration within tissue and for encouraging a fibrotic response of tissue to the material. A bolus of the particulate material is injected into the tissue area to structurally stiffen the tissue.
Claims1
A method for treating obstructive sleep apnea comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one apparatus including one or more liquid components that is injected into tissue as a liquid or slurry and that sets in situ to create a non-liquid mechanical implant structure, and
- injecting the apparatus in targeted pharyngeal structures and/or individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.