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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Christopher Bagley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Casidy Domingo, San Mateo, CA (US);
Anant V. Hegde, Hayward, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Bagley, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Casidy Domingo, San Mateo, CA (US);
Anant V. Hegde, Hayward, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airway implant device for maintaining and/or creating an opening in air passageways is disclosed. Methods and devices for removing, the device are also disclosed. Methods of treating airway disorders such as sleep apnea and snoring with the airway implant device are disclosed herein.