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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joe Paraschac, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Edward M. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
David H. Cole, Foster City, CA (US);
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joe Paraschac, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Edward M. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
David H. Cole, Foster City, CA (US);
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods prevent magnetic implant migration and extrusion in the upper airway. The systems and methods relate both to surgical techniques as well as structural features to address the problem of magnetic implant migration.