DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO FIXATE TISSUE WITHIN THE REGIONS OF BODY, SUCH AS THE PHARYNGEAL CONDUIT
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1. An arrangement adapted to resist collapse of a portion of a pharyngeal wall, the arrangement comprising:
- a plurality of individual implants, each of the implants being sized and configured for implantation in the portion of the pharyngeal wall and once implanted, are sized and configured to be movable among;
a first arrangement in which the plurality of individual implants are spaced a predetermined distance apart along an arc defined by a radius, anda second arrangement in which one or both of the distance or radius has decreased.
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Devices, systems and methods develop static and/or kinetic and/or pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.
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1. An arrangement adapted to resist collapse of a portion of a pharyngeal wall, the arrangement comprising:
a plurality of individual implants, each of the implants being sized and configured for implantation in the portion of the pharyngeal wall and once implanted, are sized and configured to be movable among; a first arrangement in which the plurality of individual implants are spaced a predetermined distance apart along an arc defined by a radius, and a second arrangement in which one or both of the distance or radius has decreased. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An implant sized and configured for implantation in a portion of a pharyngeal wall and adapted to resist collapse of the portion of the pharyngeal wall, the implant comprising:
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a body comprising a plurality of segments, each segment being coupled to an adjacent segment via a hinge point, wherein the body is flexible from among; a first arrangement in which each of the hinge points are disposed on an open position, and a second arrangement in which one or more of the hinge points are disposed in a closed position such that the one or more hinge points disposed in the closed position resist further flex of the body such hinge points. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A method of bracing a portion of a pharyngeal wall, the method comprising:
surgically implanting a plurality of individual implants at predetermined spacings along an arc-shaped arrangement in the pharyngeal wall.
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