Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Antisnoring device
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-15
2007-05-15
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Antisnoring device
C602S902000, C128S859000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10236455
ABSTRACT:
Systems and related methods stabilize tissue in the oral cavity and airway, e.g., the soft palate/uvula and/or tongue. The systems and methods employ an operative element sized and configured to be fitted to less mobile tissue in the oral cavity. The operative element is further constructed and arranged to interact with more mobile tissue in the airway to stabilize a preferred tissue orientation. The operative element can comprise a suction source sized and configured to draw more mobile tissue toward the suction source. Alternatively, the operative element can comprise a magnetic source sized and configured to magnetically attract material fitted to more mobile tissue in the airway.
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Doelling Eric N.
Lax Ronald G.
Nelson Lionel M.
Apneon, Inc.
Brown Michael A.
Ryan Kromholz & Manion S.C.
Tomescu Gabriela
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