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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:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald G. Lax, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
Jinfang Liu, Lancaster, PA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Allan R. Will, Atherton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lionel M. Nelson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Eric N. Doelling, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald G. Lax, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
Jinfang Liu, Lancaster, PA (US);
Ryan P. Boucher, San Francisco, CA (US);
Allan R. Will, Atherton, CA (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 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods develop static and/or kinetic and/or pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.