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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Paul J. Buscemi, Medina, MN (US);
Kurt D. Krueger, Stacy, MN (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Buscemi, Medina, MN (US);
Kurt D. Krueger, Stacy, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A patient's obstructive sleep apnea is treated by identifying a patient with sleep apnea attributable at least in part to movement of a base of a tongue of said patient toward a pharyngeal wall of said patient. The method includes identifying a region in the tongue extending from a mandibular-geniohyoid interface to the base of the tongue and stiffening a tissue of the tongue throughout the identified region.