Device and method for opening an airway
US9820881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01P5/222
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages. 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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