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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Revent Medical, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edward M. Gillis, Livermore, CA (US);
John H. Shadduck, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
ReVENT Medical, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/00 (2013.01); A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for revisably treating an airway disorder is provided with an implant body configured to conform to an airway-interface tissue site in a manner compatible with normal physiological function of the site. In some embodiments, first and second openings extend through first and second implant ends, respectively, for permitting a tissue plug to grow through each opening. Methods of using and revising such systems are also provided.