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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter J. Stevens, Woodbury, MN (US);
Anja K. Metzger, Stillwater, MN (US);
Larry A. Walter, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark B. Knudson, Shoreview, MN (US);
Timothy R. Conrad, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
Pi Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 ;
Abstract
A method for treating snoring includes identifying first and second locations disposed on right and left sides, respectively, of a soft palate and separated by an anterior-posterior midline extending centrally positioned on the palate. The first and second locations are linked across the midline by creating a linkage between the first and second locations and through the midline with the linkage having a stiffness greater than a stiffness of untreated tissue naturally residing between the locations.