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US 7,401,611 B2Granted
Airway implant
AssigneeRestore Medical, Inc.
InventorsTimothy R. Conrad, Susan L. Critzer, Brian J. Erickson, Anja K. Metzger, John P. Sopp
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for treating a condition of a patient's airway. The condition is attributed at least in part to a spacing of tissue from opposing surfaces in the airway. In various embodiments, the base of the tongue including geometry and position of the tongue is altered.
Claims8
A method for treating a condition of a patient's airway wherein said condition is attributed at least in part to a spacing of a base of a tongue from opposing surfaces of a pharyngeal wall of said airway;
- said method comprising:
- selecting at least one implant of fibrosis-inducing material having a longitudinal dimension from a proximal and to a distal end and a transverse dimension narrower than said longitudinal dimension;
- placing said implant within said tongue with said longitudinal dimension extend from the proximal end near a jaw bone of said patient to the distal end near the base of the tongue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.