Tongue implant for sleep apnea

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APP PUB NO 20080078411A1
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11542455

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A patient's obstructive sleep apnea is treated by identifying a patient with sleep apnea attributable at least in part to movement of a base of a tongue of said patient toward a pharyngeal wall of said patient. The method includes identifying a region in the tongue extending from a mandibular-geniohyoid interface to the base of the tongue and stiffening a tissue of the tongue throughout the identified region.

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RESTORE MEDICAL INC2800 PATTON ROAD ST PAUL MN 55113

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buscemi, Paul J Medina, MN 59 10496
Krueger, Kurt D Stacy, MN 27 3394

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