Partially erodable systems for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
US8327854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/566
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of maintaining airway patency in an airway of a patient which includes the steps of implanting a device into tissue adjacent an airway, the device having a bioerodable material wound around a resiliently deformable body to temporarily maintain the deformable body in a stretched, deformed state, and permitting the bioerodable material of the device to bioerode to apply a force to maintain airway patency. The invention also provides devices for practicing the method.
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