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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Apnicure, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Podmore, San Carlos, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Vitale, Foster City, CA (US);
Michael C. Holzbaur, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John Edwards Crowe, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Sean Christopher Daniel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
ApniCure, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61M 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oral device for temporary placement in a patient's oral cavity includes a base, a tongue-engaging member and a tongue pocket. Partial vacuums are separately drawn through the tongue-engaging member and the tongue pocket in order to advance and control the position of the tongue in order to clear the patient's airway to reduce sleep apnea or treat other conditions.