发明授权
- 专利标题: Devices, systems and methods for the treatment of sleep apnea
- 专利标题(中): 用于治疗睡眠呼吸暂停的装置,系统和方法
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申请号: US13130869申请日: 2009-11-25
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公开(公告)号: US09132028B2公开(公告)日: 2015-09-15
- 发明人: Michael Friedman , John J. Irwin , William J. Gorman , John T. Garibotto , J. Christopher Flaherty
- 申请人: Michael Friedman , John J. Irwin , William J. Gorman , John T. Garibotto , J. Christopher Flaherty
- 申请人地址: US CT Greenwich
- 专利权人: Lumen Devices LLC
- 当前专利权人: Lumen Devices LLC
- 当前专利权人地址: US CT Greenwich
- 代理机构: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.
- 国际申请: PCT/US2009/065923 WO 20091125
- 国际公布: WO2010/068493 WO 20100617
- 主分类号: A61M16/00
- IPC分类号: A61M16/00 ; A62B18/02 ; A62B7/08 ; A61M15/08 ; A61F5/37 ; A61F5/56 ; A61F11/00 ; A61F9/00 ; A61M16/08 ; A61B1/233 ; A61M16/04 ; A61F5/00 ; A61B1/00 ; A61M16/20 ; A61B1/267
摘要:
A medical appliance for the treatment of one or more sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea in a patient, the appliance comprising: a biasing member for inserting behind and exerting a force upon the patient's soft palate or tongue, wherein the biasing member is inserted in a reduced or minimized form and then expanded or firms once in place to exert the force. The appliance may be nasally inserted or be placed through the mouth. In a particular configuration, both the soft palate and tongue are biased to prevent obstruction of the flow of air in the nasopharyngeal airway.