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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Sommetrics, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jerome K. Aarestad, Escondido, CA (US);
Assignee:
SOMMETRICS, INC., Vista, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61F 5/08 (2006.01); A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61F 5/08 (2013.01); A61F 5/37 (2013.01); A61H 9/0057 (2013.01); A61M 16/0009 (2014.02); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1609 (2013.01); A61H 2205/026 (2013.01); A61H 2205/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for creating and/or maintain patency of the upper airway passage. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device includes structural elements designed to optimize comfort, compliance and seal achieved through minimizing the pressure variation along the contact surface of the therapy device.