Device and method for opening an airway
US7762263B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/56
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper airway. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway.
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