Method for treatment of air way obstructions
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1. A method for creating cell necrosis in an interior of the tongue, comprising:
- providing a cell necrosis apparatus including an energy delivery device configured to be coupled to an energy source;
introducing at least one energy delivery device through an undersurface of the tongue into the interior of the tongue;
delivering a sufficient amount of energy from the energy delivery device into the interior of the tongue to create a cell necrosis region in the interior of the tongue without permanently damaging a main branch of the hypoglossal nerve; and
removing the energy delivery device from the interior of the tongue.
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Abstract
A method for reducing a volume of a tongue includes providing an ablation apparatus with an energy delivery device configured to be coupled to an energy source. The energy delivery device is positioned in an interior of the tongue. A sufficient amount of energy is delivered from the energy delivery device in the interior of the tongue to ablate a section of the tongue without damaging the main branches of the hypoglossal nerve. The energy delivery device is thereafter removed from the interior of the tongue.
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1. A method for creating cell necrosis in an interior of the tongue, comprising:
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providing a cell necrosis apparatus including an energy delivery device configured to be coupled to an energy source; introducing at least one energy delivery device through an undersurface of the tongue into the interior of the tongue; delivering a sufficient amount of energy from the energy delivery device into the interior of the tongue to create a cell necrosis region in the interior of the tongue without permanently damaging a main branch of the hypoglossal nerve; and removing the energy delivery device from the interior of the tongue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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