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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2009
Kevin P. Connors, San Francisco, CA (US);
David A. Gollnick, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dean A. Macfarland, Magnolia, MA (US);
Scott A. Davenport, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Kevin P. Connors, San Francisco, CA (US);
David A. Gollnick, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dean A. MacFarland, Magnolia, MA (US);
Scott A. Davenport, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Cutera, Inc., Brisbane, CA (US);
Abstract
System and methods for minimally invasive treatment of snoring are described. According to one system and method, laser energy is applied to tissue of a soft palate and/or uvula to create a pattern of multiple treatment spots in the tissue. According to another system and method, electromagnetic energy from a filament light source is impinged of soft palate and/or uvula tissue to achieve volumetric heating of the tissue. The systems and methods increase rigidity and/or reduce laxity of the tissue, and/or volumetrically reduce the tissue, thereby diminishing snoring.