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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2007
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);
Andrew Frazier, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Chad Roue, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik van der Burg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the tongue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the tongue and may be secured to other surrounding structures such as the mandible and/or hyoid bone. In general, the implant is manipulated to displace at least a portion of the posterior tongue in an anterior or lateral direction, or to alter the tissue tension or compliance of the tongue. Methods and devices for adjusting a glossopexy system are also disclosed. Adjusting a distance between two body-engaging structures can be performed without disengaging a tether from either of the body-engaging structures in some embodiments.