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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Apnicure, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan L. Podmore, San Carlos, CA (US);
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John E. Crowe, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sean Christopher Daniel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apnicure, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An oral device for improving airway patency includes a base adapted to be held between a patient's upper and lower teeth and a tongue-engaging member. The tongue-engaging member engages the tongue and displaces the tongue anteriorly when the base is held between the patient's teeth. A vacuum is applied through the base and the tongue-engaging member in order to draw the soft palate against a posterior region of the tongue in order to stabilize the soft palate and open or clear the patient's airway.