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Magnetic devices, systems, and methods placed in or on a tongue

US8047206B2 · kind B2 · utility

11Cited by

33References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Ryan Boucher · San Francisco, US
Joe Paraschac · San Jose, US
Edward M. Gillis · Livermore, US
Eric N. Doelling · Sunnyvale, US
Craig Purdy · Campbell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 2006
Grant date	Nov 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S602/902
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Magnetic structures develop a magnetic force between a tongue and a posterior pharyngeal wall to stabilize an orientation of the tongue. The magnetic structures include magnetic materials that are sized, configured, and arranged on at least one of the first and second magnetic structures, to maintain a substantially mutually repelling orientation between the first and second magnetic structures during a native range of movement of the tongue relative to the pharyngeal wall, i.e., during swallowing and/or drinking/and or speech.

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