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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:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark B. Knudson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Katherine S. Tweden, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Timothy R. Conrad, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Pi Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ; A61F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ; A61F 1/300 ;
Abstract
A patient's upper airway condition such as snoring and sleep apnea is treated by selecting a particulate material selected for limited migration within tissue and for encouraging a fibrotic response of tissue to the material. A bolus of the particulate material is injected into the tissue area to structurally stiffen the tissue.