发明名称 |
Devices, systems and methods using magnetic force systems affecting the tongue or hyoid muscles in the upper airway |
摘要 |
Systems and methods are provided for resisting posterior movement of the tongue during sleep, thereby keeping an airway open. The systems and methods employ a first structure that can be placed either in or on a tongue within an oral cavity and/or in a region of hyoid muscle. The first structure includes a ferromagnetic material. The systems and methods employ a second structure that can be placed either in or on external tissue outside the oral cavity and/or in or on external tissue outside the oral cavity in a desired relationship with the first structure. The second structure includes a magnetic material that magnetically interacts with the ferromagnetic material by attracting the ferromagnetic material, thereby resisting posterior movement of the tongue.
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申请公布号 |
US8020560(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2011.09.20 |
申请号 |
US20060592637 |
申请日期 |
2006.11.03 |
申请人 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. |
发明人 |
PARASCHAC JOE;BOUCHER RYAN P.;GILLIS EDWARD M.;IANCEA OCTAVIAN;KRAMER ANDREW W.;MCCOLLUM BRIAN K.;MCGILL SCOTT A.;NELSON LIONEL M.;TOMAS ANDRES D. |
分类号 |
A61F5/56 |
主分类号 |
A61F5/56 |
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