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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:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey G. Clark, Raleigh, NC (US);
Anthony J. Sherbondy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Closure Medical Corporation, Releigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 ;
Abstract
A method of treating snoring, includes injecting least one of a monomer composition, a polymer solution and a microparticle solution into a patient's soft palate, optionally with a least one of an additional medicament, bioactive agent, sclerotic agent or stiffening agent. The injected composition, if not already polymerized prior to injection, is allowed to polymerize to form a polymer within the soft palate, thereby stiffening the soft palate, rendering it resistant to palatal flutter.