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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Gilbert Hausmann, Felton, CA (US);
Shannon Eleanor Campbell, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gilbert Hausmann, Felton, CA (US);
Shannon Eleanor Campbell, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for managing at least one breathing condition may include storing an agent near a patient's airway and delivering the agent to the mucosal tissue in the pharyngeal area in a time-released manner during a sleep period. The delivered agent may cause increased contraction of muscle tissue in the pharyngeal area.