Device and method for opening an airway

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9820881
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12993311

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A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper respiratory passages. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway.

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SOMMETRICS INC2384 LA MIRADA DRIVE VISTA CA 92081

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aarestad, Jerome Escondido, US 5 168
Nelson, John Redlands, US 99 2268
Palmer, Donna San Diego, US 11 161
Rangel, Paulo Carlsbad, US 5 175
Rose, Richard Rancho Santa Fe, US 18 259

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