John J. Irwin;J. Christopher Flaherty;William J. Gorman;Michael Friedman;John T. Garibotto
发明人:
Michael Friedman,John J. Irwin,William J. Gorman,John T. Garibotto,J. Christopher Flaherty
申请号：
US13130869
公开号：
US09132028B2
申请日:
2009.11.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A medical appliance for the treatment of one or more sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea in a patient, the appliance comprising: a biasing member for inserting behind and exerting a force upon the patient's soft palate or tongue, wherein the biasing member is inserted in a reduced or minimized form and then expanded or firms once in place to exert the force. The appliance may be nasally inserted or be placed through the mouth. In a particular configuration, both the soft palate and tongue are biased to prevent obstruction of the flow of air in the nasopharyngeal airway.
