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US 7,255,110 · App. 11/197,271 · Granted Aug 14, 2007

Injection sleep apnea treatment

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Patent No.
US 7,255,110
App. No.
11/197,271
Granted
Aug 14, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A patient's upper airway condition such as snoring and sleep apnea is treated by selecting a particulate material selected for limited migration within tissue and for encouraging a fibrotic response of tissue to the material. A bolus of the particulate material is injected into the tissue area to structurally stiffen the tissue.

Claims (3)

1. A method for treating obstructive sleep apnea comprising the steps of:

providing at least one apparatus including one or more liquid components that is injected into tissue as a liquid or slurry and that sets in situ to create a non-liquid mechanical implant structure, and

injecting the apparatus in targeted pharyngeal structures and/or individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Oct 28, 2009
From: MEDTRONIC RESTORE MEDICAL, INC.
To: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 023427/0840 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 27, 2009
From: RESTORE MEDICAL, INC.
To: MEDTRONIC RESTORE MEDICAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 023427/0092 →