SOFT PALATE IMPLANT
First Claim
1. A method for treating a condition of a patient'"'"'s airway wherein said condition is attributed at least in part to a spacing of a trailing end of a soft palate of the patient from opposing airway tissue of the patient;
- said method comprising;
selecting an implant sized to be implanted within said soft palate, said implant a tissue-engaging member sized to be implanted within said soft palate near said trailing end and oppose relative movement between said tissue-engaging member and surrounding tissue of said soft palate, said implant further having an elongated tether member with a first end secured to said tissue-engaging member;
placing said implant within said soft palate with said tissue-engaging member implanted within tissue of said soft palate near said trailing end and with said tether member extending from said first end to a second end near a hard palate of said patient; and
securing said second end of said tether to said hard palate.
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Abstract
An airway condition of a patient is treated by selecting an implant sized to be implanted within a soft palate of the patient. The implant has a tissue-engaging member sized to be implanted within the soft palate near a trailing end of the soft palate to oppose relative movement between the tissue-engaging member and surrounding tissue of the soft palate. The implant further has an elongated tether member with a first end secured to the tissue-engaging member. The implant is placed within the soft palate with the tissue-engaging member implanted within tissue of the soft palate near the trailing end and with the tether member extending from the first end to a second end near a hard palate of the patient. The second end of the tether is secured to the hard palate.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for treating a condition of a patient'"'"'s airway wherein said condition is attributed at least in part to a spacing of a trailing end of a soft palate of the patient from opposing airway tissue of the patient;
- said method comprising;
selecting an implant sized to be implanted within said soft palate, said implant a tissue-engaging member sized to be implanted within said soft palate near said trailing end and oppose relative movement between said tissue-engaging member and surrounding tissue of said soft palate, said implant further having an elongated tether member with a first end secured to said tissue-engaging member;
placing said implant within said soft palate with said tissue-engaging member implanted within tissue of said soft palate near said trailing end and with said tether member extending from said first end to a second end near a hard palate of said patient; and
securing said second end of said tether to said hard palate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- said method comprising;
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