A patient's obstructive sleep apnea is treated by identifying a patient with sleep apnea attributable at least in part to movement of a base of a tongue of the patient toward a pharyngeal wall of the patient. The tongue is stiffened by an implant sized to be placed within the tongue. A distal portion (14) of the implant is sized to extend within the tongue from a first end near a mandibular-geniohyoid interface to a second end near a base of the tongue. A proximal portion (12) is attached to the first end and adapted to be secured to a jaw bone of the patient following a period of healing after placement of the implant in the tongue.
申请公布号
CA2665525(C)
申请公布日期
2014.10.14
申请号
CA20072665525
申请日期
2007.08.24
申请人
RESTORE MEDICAL, INC.
发明人
BUSCEMI, PAUL J.;KRUEGER, KURT D.;BUSHENDORF, PAULA