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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Donald A. Gonzales, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Donald A. Gonzales, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
MimOSA Medical, Inc., Menlo Park, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for securing a uvula to a soft palate. The uvula may be attached to either the nasopharyngeal side or the oral side of the soft palate with a uvula securement device. The uvula may be secured to the nasopharyngeal side of the soft palate with a suture.