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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
May. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Chad J. Kugler, Andover, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Atkinson, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Chad J. Kugler, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
Apnex Medical, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices and methods for maintaining an open airway are described. Systems and methods are described for maintaining an opening of an airway by application of force to a patient's tissues in one of inferior, anterior, and lateral directions.