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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2012
Andrew Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chad Roue, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik Van Der Burg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael Dineen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Mark Hirotsuka, San Jose, CA (US);
Jasper Jackson, Newark, CA (US);
Andrew Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chad Roue, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik van der Burg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Michael Dineen, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Mark Hirotsuka, San Jose, CA (US);
Jasper Jackson, Newark, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the palatal tissue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the soft palate and may be secured to other surrounding, less mobile structures such as the hard palate or the mucosa overlying the hard palate. The implant may be manipulated to displace at least a portion of the soft palate in an anterior or lateral direction, or to alter the tissue tension or compliance of the soft palate.