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Method for treating obstructive sleep disorder includes removing tissue from base of tongue

  • US 7,491,200 B2
  • Filed: 03/25/2005
  • Issued: 02/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating obstructive sleep disorders, the method comprising:

  • accessing the interior of the tongue through an incision made at a sublingual location below the submucosal surface the tongue of a patient;

    advancing an instrument through the incision into the interior of the tongue; and

    instantaneously removing an amount of tissue from the interior of the base of the tongue with the instrument.

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