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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Applicant:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Denham Ward, Pittsford, NY (US);
Suzanne Karan, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0605 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0018 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for treating a subject suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In one embodiment, the method of the present invention is configured to deliver negative airway pressure to a subject's airway to strengthen the airway muscle tone.