Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
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1. An implant system comprising:
- at least one elongated body sized and configured for surgical implantation in a desired orientation, including a state of tension, in a tissue region in an airway, the elongated body having an insertion end and an opposite trailing end,an array of projections extending from the elongated body and being resiliently coupled to the elongated body in a normally biased outward extending condition sized and configured to penetrate into and engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation after surgical implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region, the array of projections being sized and configured to resiliently yield by flexing inward against the elongated body during surgical implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region, andan adjustment component adjustably coupled to the trailing end, the component being adapted to adjust the state of tension in the elongated body when implanted, wherein the adjustment component comprises;
a first component adapted to be rigidly coupled in or near the tissue region, anda second component adjustably coupled to the elongated body, the second component being selectively adjustable with respect to the first component in a manner that adjusts positioning of the elongated body with respect to the first component.
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Abstract
At least one elongated body is sized and configured for implantation in a desired orientation in a tissue region in an airway. An array of projections extends from the elongated body and is resiliently coupled to the elongated body. The array or projections is in a normally biased outward extending condition sized and configured to engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation after implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region. The array of projections is sized and configured to resiliently yield by flexing inward against the elongated body during implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region.
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1. An implant system comprising:
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at least one elongated body sized and configured for surgical implantation in a desired orientation, including a state of tension, in a tissue region in an airway, the elongated body having an insertion end and an opposite trailing end, an array of projections extending from the elongated body and being resiliently coupled to the elongated body in a normally biased outward extending condition sized and configured to penetrate into and engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation after surgical implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region, the array of projections being sized and configured to resiliently yield by flexing inward against the elongated body during surgical implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region, and an adjustment component adjustably coupled to the trailing end, the component being adapted to adjust the state of tension in the elongated body when implanted, wherein the adjustment component comprises; a first component adapted to be rigidly coupled in or near the tissue region, and a second component adjustably coupled to the elongated body, the second component being selectively adjustable with respect to the first component in a manner that adjusts positioning of the elongated body with respect to the first component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising
selecting a tissue region in an airway, and providing at least one elongated body sized and configured for surgical implantation in a desired orientation, including a state of tension, in the tissue region, the elongated body including an insertion end, an opposite trailing end, and an array of projections extending from the elongated body and being resiliently coupled to the elongated body in a normally biased outward extending condition sized and configured to penetrate into and engage tissue and resist a reorientation of the elongated body within the tissue region out of the desired orientation after surgical implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region, the array of projections being sized and configured to resiliently yield by flexing inward against the elongated body during surgical implantation of the elongated body in the tissue region, and surgically implanting the at least one elongated body to stabilize a desired orientation of the tissue region, and adjusting the tension in the elongated body by adjusting an adjustment component adjustably coupled to the trailing end.
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Current AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
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Original AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
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InventorsParaschac, Joseph, Nelson, Lionel M
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Primary Examiner(s)Brown, Michael A.
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Application NumberUS11/820,173Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,639 DaysField of Search128/846, 128/848, 128859-861, 433/6, 602/902, 606/148, 606/151, 606/187, 606/215, 606/222, 606/224, 606228-230, 606154-155US Class Current128/848CPC Class CodesA61F 5/56 Devices for preventing snor...A61F 5/566 Intra-oral devices
