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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Andrew Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chad C. Roue, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael T. Dineen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Erik J. Van Der Burg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Andrew Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chad C. Roue, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael T. Dineen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Erik J. Van Der Burg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the airway, such as to treat obstructive sleep apnea. An implant is positioned within the body with respect to the airway. The spatial orientation of the airway is manipulated, directly or indirectly, to affect the configuration of the airway. In general, the implant is manipulated to displace the trachea in an inferior direction, resist superior displacement of the trachea and/or to alter the tracheal wall tension. The implant restrains the trachea in the manipulated configuration.