Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the oral cavity
First Claim
1. A method for moving and/or restraining tissue to stabilize tissue in an airway comprising placing a material in or on tissue of a soft palate, placing in or on tissue in the airway a magnetized material that magnetically attracts the material, and stabilizing a preferred orientation of the soft palate by magnetic attraction between the material and the magnetized material.
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Abstract
Systems and related methods stabilize tissue in an airway using material which is sized and configured to be fitted to surface tissue in the airway and which is magnetically attracted toward a magnetized material to stabilize a preferred tissue orientation. The systems and related methods can be used, e.g., to treat snoring and other sleep related disorders.
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17 Claims
- 1. A method for moving and/or restraining tissue to stabilize tissue in an airway comprising placing a material in or on tissue of a soft palate, placing in or on tissue in the airway a magnetized material that magnetically attracts the material, and stabilizing a preferred orientation of the soft palate by magnetic attraction between the material and the magnetized material.
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