Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
First Claim
1. An implant system comprising at least one elongated tension-able body sized and configured for implantation in a desired orientation in a tissue region in an airway, and an array of projections extending from the elongated tension-able body sized and configured to engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated tension-able body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation.
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Abstract
At least one elongated tension-able body is sized and configured for implantation in a desired orientation in a tissue region in an airway. An array of projections extend from the elongated tension-able body, which are sized and configured to engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated tension-able body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation.
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28 Claims
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1. An implant system comprising
at least one elongated tension-able body sized and configured for implantation in a desired orientation in a tissue region in an airway, and an array of projections extending from the elongated tension-able body sized and configured to engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated tension-able body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation.
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18. A method comprising
selecting a tissue region in an airway, and providing at least one elongated tension-able body sized and configured for implantation in a desired orientation in the tissue region, the elongated tensionable body including an array of projections extending from the elongated tension-able body sized and configured to engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated tension-able body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation, and implanting the at least one elongated tension-able body to stabilize a desired orientation of the tissue region.
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