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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Applicant:
Charles Vassallo, Oxford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Charles Vassallo, Oxford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Restore Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating a condition of a patient's airway includes identifying a patient with obstructive sleep apnea and identifying a muscle of a tongue of the patient. A first brace is implanted within the tongue at a first implant location near the top of the tongue. A second brace is implanted within the tongue at a second implant location below the upper location. The first and second braces are connected to compress the muscle group.
Vassallo, Charles. (2008). Implant for tongue (U.S. Patent No. 7337781). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7337781
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