Lateral stiffening snoring treatment
US6502574B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S602/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating snoring includes identifying first and second locations disposed on right and left sides, respectively, of a soft palate and separated by an anterior-posterior midline extending centrally positioned on the palate. The first and second locations are linked across the midline by creating a linkage between the first and second locations and through the midline with the linkage having a stiffness greater than a stiffness of untreated tissue naturally residing between the locations.
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