发明名称 |
Method for ablating interior sections of the tongue |
摘要 |
A method for reducing a volume of a tongue provides a source of ablation energy and an ablation energy delivery device. At least a portion of the ablation energy delivery device is positioned in an interior of the tongue. A sufficient amount of energy is delivered from the energy delivery device into the interior of the tongue to debulk a section of the tongue without damaging a hypoglossal nerve. Thereafter, the at least portion of the ablation energy delivery device is removed from the interior of the tongue.
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申请公布号 |
US5820580(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1998.10.13 |
申请号 |
US19960726070 |
申请日期 |
1996.10.03 |
申请人 |
SOMNUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
发明人 |
EDWARDS, STUART D.;LAX, RONALD;DOUGLASS, DAVID |
分类号 |
A61B17/00;A61B17/24;A61B18/00;A61B18/14;A61B18/18;A61N1/06;A61N1/40;A61N5/04;(IPC1-7):A61B17/39 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/00 |
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