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Electrically activated alteration of body tissue stiffness for breathing disorders

  • US 20050115572A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2004
  • Published: 06/02/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for inhibiting a sleep-related breathing disorder of a patient, the patient having an airway with an airway wall, the method comprising:

  • attaching a material to the airway wall; and

    reversibly stiffening the attached material by altering an electrical field or current applied to the material so that the stiffened attached material mitigates the sleep related breathing disorder.

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