Tongue implant for sleep apnea

Details Tongue implant for sleep apnea Tongue implant for sleep apnea

2009-09-03

2010-12-07

Bianco, Patricia M (Department: 3772)

Surgery

Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants

Antisnoring device

C623S017170

Reexamination Certificate

active

07845357

ABSTRACT:
A patient's obstructive sleep apnea is treated by identifying a patient with sleep apnea attributable at least in part to movement of a base of a tongue of said patient toward a pharyngeal wall of said patient. The method includes identifying a region in the tongue extending from a mandibular-geniohyoid interface to the base of the tongue and stiffening a tissue of the tongue throughout the identified region.

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