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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Joe Paraschac, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward M. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Craig A. Purdy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald G. Lax, Port Orange, FL (US);
Inventors:
Joe Paraschac, San Jose, CA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Edward M. Gillis, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Craig A. Purdy, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald G. Lax, Port Orange, FL (US);
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/37 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/52 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Magnetic structures develop a magnetic force between a tongue and a posterior pharyngeal wall to stabilize an orientation of the tongue.