Method for reducing snoring by RF ablation of the uvula
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Oct 10, 1995
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May 9, 1994
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Feb 2, 1993
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A medical ablation method for reducing snoring wherein a flexible RF electrode wire surrounded by an insulating sleeve axially moveable thereon is inserted into an uvula; the sleeve is retracted to expose a predetermined portion of the electrode; and RF energy is applied to the uvula tissue through the electrode to cause internal lesions in the uvula and reduce snoring.
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