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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:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald G. Lax, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
Jinfang Liu, Lancaster, PA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Allan R. Will, Atherton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald G. Lax, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
Jinfang Liu, Lancaster, PA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Allan R. Will, Atherton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apneon, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods develop static and/or kinetic and/or pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.