DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING OBSTRUCTIVE BREATHING DISORDERS

    公开(公告)号:US20230404795A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18460049

    申请日:2023-09-01

    IPC分类号: A61F5/56

    CPC分类号: A61F5/566 A61B2017/306

    摘要: Described herein are devices and methods of treating obstructive breathing disorders in a patient. A method may include: attaching an anchor to a dorsal region of a tongue body; applying an external force to the tongue body; and adjusting a magnitude of the external force. In some embodiments, the magnitude of the external force is adjustable across multiple levels based on one or more of: patient comfort, desired therapeutic effect, or patient wake or sleep state. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the external force is directed along an anterior direction. In some embodiments, the external force causes at least one of the following actions: anterior displacement of a portion of the posterior tongue during sleep or reducing posterior displacement of a portion of the tongue during sleep.