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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Lumen Devices, Llc, Greenwich, CT (US);
Inventors:
J. Christopher Flaherty, Auburndale, FL (US);
John T. Garibotto, Marblehead, MA (US);
William J. Gorman, S. Hamilton, MA (US);
John N. Irwin, III, Greenwich, CT (US);
Michael Friedman, Lincolnwood, IL (US);
Assignee:
Lumen Devices, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical apparatus for the treatment of one or more sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea in a patient is provided. The apparatus has an elongate member with a middle portion, a first fixation element and a second fixation element. The middle portion applies a force to a segment of a patient's airway.