Devices and methods for treating sleep disorders
US7644714B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S602/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods for maintaining an open airway are described. Systems and methods are described for maintaining an opening of an airway by application of force to a patient's tissues in one of inferior, anterior, and lateral directions.
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