APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONSTRAINING AND/OR SUPPORTING TISSUE STRUCTURES ALONG AN AIRWAY

摘要

Systems and methods implant structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth. The structures can be sized and configured to resist buckling of tissue structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth to resist reduction in oral cavity volume. The systems and methods can also be sized and configured, singly or in combination, for stabilizing a hyoid bone, and/or stabilizing or supporting or suspending a tongue, and/or providing neuro-muscular stimulation of tissue structures in, on, or near the floor of the mouth.