Christopher Feezor,Erik van der Burg,Peter Martin,Ted Hinton
申请号：
US14020617
公开号：
US20140074158A1
申请日:
2013.09.06
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
Systems and methods of placing one or more suture loops into tissue, such as the base of the tongue, are described. A system can include a variable-thickness suspension line for suspending tissue, including a suture having a first thickness dimension an elastomer surrounding a portion of the suture and defining a central segment of the suspension line having a second thickness dimension greater than the first thickness dimension, and at least one transition zone extending from the central segment of the suspension line to a lateral end of the suspension line, the transition zones having a thickness dimension that tapers from the second thickness dimension to the first thickness dimension.
