Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Apneon, Inc.

Kyphon Inc.

Sileomed, Inc.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Nightbalance B.v.

Eric N Doelling

Lionel M Nelson

Ronald G Lax

Ryan Boucher

Jinfang Liu

Peter H Muller

Michael Lawrence Reo

Alex Hsia

Edward M Gillis

Joe Paraschac

Allan R Will

Craig A Purdy

Lawrence R Jones

J Greg Stine

Greg Stine

Winfried Hohenhorst

David H Cole

Ryan P Boucher

Nicolaas De Vries

Michael Reo

Systems and methods implant structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth. The structures can be sized and configured to resist buckling of tissue structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth in a cranial direction. The systems and methods can also be sized and configured, singly or in combination, for stabilizing a hyoid bone, and/or stabilizing a tongue, and/or suspending a tongue, and/or providing neuro-muscular stimulation of tissue structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth.

Apparatus, systems, and methods for constraining and/or supporting tissue structures along an airway

Devices, systems and methods develop static and/or kinetic and/or pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.

Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit

Apparatus, systems, and methods constrain and/or support tissue structures along an airway.

Magnetic structures develop a magnetic force between a tongue and a posterior pharyngeal wall to stabilize an orientation of the tongue.

Devices, systems and methods using magnetic force systems in the tongue

Systems and methods place a first magnetically interactive material in or on a tongue in an airway. The systems and methods place a second magnetically interactive material in or on tissue in a desired relationship with the tongue. The first and second materials magnetically interact to stabilize a preferred orientation of the tongue.

Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory system

Systems and methods incorporate implant structures, and/or implantation devices, and/or surgical implantation techniques, to make possible the treatment of physiologic conditions, such as sleep disordered breathing, with enhanced effectiveness.

Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of the body, such as the pharyngeal conduit

Magnetic structures develop a magnetic force between a tongue and a posterior pharyngeal wall to stabilize an orientation of the tongue. The magnetic structures include magnetic materials that are sized, configured, and arranged on at least one of the first and second magnetic structures, to maintain a substantially mutually repelling orientation between the first and second magnetic structures during a native range of movement of the tongue relative to the pharyngeal wall, i.e., during swallowing and/or drinking/and or speech.

Magnetic devices, systems, and methods placed in or on a tongue

Systems and methods prevent magnetic implant migration and extrusion in the upper airway. The systems and methods relate both to surgical techniques as well as structural features to address the problem of magnetic implant migration.

Devices, systems, and methods for stabilization or fixation of magnetic force devices used in or on a body

Devices, systems and methods employ magnetic force to resist tissue collapse in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit during sleep.

Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit

Systems and methods selectively stabilize tissue in the oral cavity. The systems and methods provide a first material sized and configured to be fitted to less mobile tissue in the oral cavity, e.g., the roof of the mouth or upper/lower teeth. The systems and methods provide a second material sized and configured to be releasably fitted to more mobile tissue in the oral cavity, e.g., a region of the tongue. The second material is magnetically attracted toward the first material to stabilize a preferred tissue orientation. During sleep, the systems and methods restrain movement of the more mobile tissue within the oral cavity toward positions in which snoring and/or sleep apnea events can occur, but are capable of otherwise leaving the tongue unaffected during waking hours.

Magnetic force device, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit

Systems and methods selectively stabilize tissue in the oral cavity. The systems and methods implant a first implant element in a bone region within an oral cavity and implant a second implant element in a tongue region within the oral cavity. The systems and methods resist posterior movement of the tongue within the oral cavity by coupling the first implant element to the second implant element within the oral cavity. By coupling, the systems and methods apply force, e.g., tension, between the first and second implant elements.

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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Eric N Doelling