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Buccal bioadhesive strip and method of treating snoring and sleep apnea

  • US 9,549,842 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2015
  • Issued: 01/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A buccal bioadhesive strip that when applied to the tissue of the soft palate, stiffens the tissue to reduce vibration, comprising:

  • at least one surface of said strip has a pattern defined by a plurality of spaced apart features each having at least one microscale dimension and having at least one neighboring feature having a substantially different geometry, wherein an average spacing between adjacent ones of said features is between 0.5 and 5 .mu.m in at least a portion of said at least one surface, a strip having a first and second side, the first side having a bioadhesive that is adapted to bind to a mucosal membrane for at least 1 hour while inside a person'"'"'s mouth, wherein said strip extends over a majority of the soft palate,said strip including breath freshening components;

    said strip adapted to persist in a mouth of a user for at least 3 hours; and

    wherein said strip includes between 0.2 and 0.9% xylitol by weight.

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