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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2003
Applicants:
D. Russell Pflueger, Monarch Beach, CA (US);
Christopher Paul Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
D. Russell Pflueger, Monarch Beach, CA (US);
Christopher Paul Thompson, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Quiescence Medical, Inc., Monarch Beach, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/20 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2006.01); A61C 5/14 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A62B 18/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or snoring are provided. The apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region of a human or animal. The appliance, when so placed is effective in treating sleep apnea and/or snoring, for example in maintaining openness of an oropharyngeal region of a human or animal during natural sleep. Preferably, the appliance is non-circumferential in form and includes rounded, spaced apart end portions.