×

Tongue implant for sleep apnea

  • US 20080078411A1
  • Filed: 10/03/2006
  • Published: 04/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for treating obstructive sleep apnea comprising:

  • identifying a patient with sleep apnea attributable at least in part to movement of a base of a tongue of said patient toward a pharyngeal wall of said patient;

    identifying a region in the tongue extending from a mandibular-geniohyoid interface to the base of the tongue;

    stiffening a tissue of the tongue throughout the identified region.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×