Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Antisnoring device
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Bennett, Henry (Department: 3743)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Antisnoring device
C128S200240
Reexamination Certificate
active
07073505
ABSTRACT:
Systems and related methods stabilize tissue in an airway using material which is sized and configured to be fitted to surface tissue in the airway and which is magnetically attracted toward a magnetized material to stabilize a preferred tissue orientation. The systems and related methods can be used, e.g., to treat snoring and other sleep related disorders.
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Doelling Eric N.
Lax Ronald G.
Nelson Lionel M.
Apneon, Inc.
Bennett Henry
Nguyen Camtu
Ryan Kromholz & Manion S.C.
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