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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8104478 | Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea An apparatus and method for treating sleep apnea and/or snoring is provided. The apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region of a human or animal and being effective in treating sleep apnea and/or snoring, for example i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096303 | Airway implants and methods and devices for insertion and retrieval Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, such as obstructive sleep apnea, and devices and methods that facilitate insertion and retrieval of the same. In one embodiment, disclosed is a tissue tension... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096302 | Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of the body, such as the pharyngeal conduit Systems and methods incorporate implant structures, and/or implantation devices, and/or surgical implantation techniques, to make possible the treatment of physiologic conditions, such as sleep disordered breathing, with enhanced effectiveness. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091554 | Methods and devices for relieving upper airway obstructions Methods and devices are provided that are effective to remove an obstruction in a human airway related to snoring and/or OSA. In one embodiment, the device includes mouthpiece having a hollow body configured to be disposed in a user's mouth. The body includes superi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074655 | Methods and devices for treating sleep apnea and snoring Methods and devices to prevent and/or treat breathing disorders (e.g., upper airways disorders) in mammals related to impaired airflow are described. Methods and devices apply force to soft tissue that avoids obstruction of airflow in the mammel's airway. Breathing ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074656 | Methods and systems for creating pressure gradients to improve airway patency An oral device for improving airway patency comprises a tongue constraint and a negative pressure source. The tongue constraint engages the patient's tongue to maintain a clear region below the palate in an oral cavity. By applying a negative pressure in the clear r... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074654 | Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions At least one elongated body is sized and configured for implantation in a desired orientation in a tissue region in an airway. An array of projections extends from the elongated body and is resiliently coupled to the elongated body. The array or projections is in a ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8047206 | Magnetic devices, systems, and methods placed in or on a tongue Magnetic structures develop a magnetic force between a tongue and a posterior pharyngeal wall to stabilize an orientation of the tongue. The magnetic structures include magnetic materials that are sized, configured, and arranged on at least one of the first and seco... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8037885 | Treatment for sleep apnea or snoring A pharyngeal airway having a pharyngeal wall of a patient at least partially surrounding and defining the airway is treated by selecting an implant dimensioned so as to be implanted at or beneath a mucosal layer of the pharyngeal wall and extending transverse to sai... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037886 | System and method for treatment of upper airway disorders The present invention provides a system for treating a mammalian patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, e.g., sleep apnea. The system has a set of appliances including a first appliance being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a first p... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033282 | Oral appliance for maintaining stability of one or more aspects of a user's masticatory system In one embodiment, an oral appliance includes a first arch adapted to receive at least some of a user's teeth and a second arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's teeth. The first arch includes an anterior substantially planar region. The second arch inc... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028703 | Sleep mouthpiece Sleep mouthpieces are provided. One such mouthpiece includes an intraoral component including first and second troughs configured to receive a user's upper and lower teeth or ridges. The troughs are separated by a distance, thereby providing an opening that can allo... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025063 | System and method for treatment of upper airway disorders The present invention provides a system for treating a mammalian patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, e.g., sleep apnea. The system has a set of appliances including a first appliance being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a first p... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020560 | Devices, systems and methods using magnetic force systems affecting the tongue or hyoid muscles in the upper airway Systems and methods are provided for resisting posterior movement of the tongue during sleep, thereby keeping an airway open. The systems and methods employ a first structure that can be placed either in or on a tongue within an oral cavity and/or in a region of hyo... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015975 | Spousal positional dependent snoring and positional dependent sleep apnea garment A garment designed to discourage supine sleep which intensifies snoring and apnea levels in some people. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Snoring occur when the tongue and throat muscles relax during sleep. At that point they fall back and block the airways causing the a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8001971 | Devices, systems, and methods for stabilization or fixation of magnetic force devices used in or on a body Systems and methods prevent magnetic implant migration and extrusion in the upper airway. The systems and methods relate both to surgical techniques as well as structural features to address the problem of magnetic implant migration. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001973 | System and method for treatment of upper airway disorders The present invention provides a system for treating a mammalian patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, e.g., sleep apnea. The system has a set of appliances including a first appliance being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a first p... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001972 | Oral appliance for maintaining stability of one or more aspects of a user's masticatory system According to one embodiment, an oral appliance for maintaining stability of one or more aspects of a user's masticatory system includes a first arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's teeth and a second arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7992567 | System and method for percutaneous glossoplasty Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the tongue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the tongue and may be secured to other surrounding structures such as the mandible and/or hyoid bone. In general, the implant is manipulated to displ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992566 | Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or snoring are provided. The apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region of a human or animal. The appliance, when so placed is effective in treating sleep apnea and... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7987854 | Mandibular protrusion device A mandibular protrusion device includes an upper dental tray to be placed on the upper dental arch of a patient and a lower dental tray to be placed on the lower dental arch, as well as two lateral links for connecting both trays in order to advance or draw back the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7984714 | Managing obstructive sleep apnea and/or snoring using local time released agents A method for managing at least one breathing condition may include storing an agent near a patient's airway and delivering the agent to the mucosal tissue in the pharyngeal area in a time-released manner during a sleep period. The delivered agent may cause increased... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980248 | Delivery tools for sleep disorders treatment implant and methods of implantation Methods and tools are disclosed for inserting an implant device that treats snoring and apnea of a patient by altering the position of a soft palate. Methods and tools can make an incision in patient's soft and hard palate to create a cavity that can house the impla... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975700 | System for adjustable tissue anchors Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the tongue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the tongue and may be secured to other surrounding structures such as the mandible and/or hyoid bone. In general, the implant is manipulated to displ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7954494 | Device with actively-moving members that hold or move the tongue This invention is a device with actively-moving members external to the tongue that hold or move the tongue forward (using friction, compression, tension, pushing, pulling, adhesion, peristaltic motion, or a combination thereof) in order to reduce obstructive sleep ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7921850 | Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory system Systems and methods selectively stabilize tissue in the oral cavity. The systems and methods provide a first material sized and configured to be fitted to less mobile tissue in the oral cavity, e.g., the roof of the mouth or upper/lower teeth. The systems and method... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909037 | Tethered airway implants and methods of using the same An airway implant device for maintaining and/or creating an opening in air passageways is disclosed. Methods of using the device are also disclosed. The airway implant device includes a deformable element to control the opening of an air passageway and a tether. Pre... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909038 | Tongue stabilization device and methods of using the same An airway implant device for maintaining and/or creating an opening in air passageways is disclosed. Methods of using the device are also disclosed. The implant is an implant for stabilizing the tongue, the implant having an anchoring portion for securing a first en... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7874294 | Device for preventing bruxism A device for preventing bruxism comprises a carrier (1) intended for receiving in a mouth of a user. The carrier (1) comprises at least a part (2,3) of an electronic biofeedback system. According to the invention the carrier comprises a jaw-shap... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861721 | Appliance, system and method for preventing snoring An appliance, a system and a method prevent snoring of a patient. The appliance opens an airway of the patient by advancing a lower jaw of the patient. A slot is formed on an upper shell and/or a lower shell of the appliance to receive teeth of the patient for weari... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861722 | Sleep appliance A dental oral appliance to reduce or eliminate snoring or obstructive sleep apnea and to open the airway for a sleeping patient. The appliance covers the inside (lingual) of the upper or lower teeth and has an open palate. Retention for the appliance is provided by ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861724 | Sleep appliance A dental oral appliance for use with patients who suffer with sleep disorders, to reduce or eliminate snoring and to open the airway for a sleeping individual who suffers with obstructive sleep apnea. The appliance covers the inside (lingual) of the upper teeth and ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7845357 | Tongue implant for sleep apnea 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 ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845356 | Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions At least one elongated body is sized and configured for implantation in a desired orientation in an epiglottis and/or in a muscle along an upper respiratory tract. An array of projections extends from the elongated body, which is sized and configured to engage tissu... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7836889 | Airway establishment apparatus and stepless controller to be used therein Provided is an airway maintenance apparatus that draws the lower jaw forward to forcibly maintain an airway during sleep, designed to allow quick and easy setting of a drawing extent for the lower-jaw side attachment suitable for each patient. The airway maintenance... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836888 | Airway implant and methods of making and using A system and device for maintaining and/or creating patency in airways is disclosed. The methods of using the system and device are also disclosed. The system includes a power source that energizes a electro-active polymer implant. The energized polymer implant prov... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832403 | Mandible positioning devices A pharyngeal airway adjuster, or mandible positioning device, has a maxillary dentition engagement component and a mandibular dentition engagement component, each on opposite sides of a plane extending therebetween. An adjustable connection couples the maxillary den... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832402 | Device for treating nighttime breathing problems A device for treating breathing problems is disclosed, including a shaped part fitting onto the teeth of the lower jaw, a shaped part fitting onto the teeth of the upper jaw, and at least one adjustable connecting device between the upper and lower shaped part for f... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819122 | Mouth guard including nasal dilator for improved breathing A mouth guard seated at least partially on an upper jaw of a user to reduce resistance of air flow in a nasal channel of the user comprises a flange positionable between the upper jaw and an associated upper lip such that the flange extends above a gum line of the u... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7810502 | Anti-snoring and obstructive sleep apnea device An anti-snoring and obstructive sleep apnea device for preventing one's lower jaw from receding and preventing one's tongue from blocking the air passageway thus eliminating one's snoring. The anti-snoring and obstructive sleep apnea device includes an first support... | 10/12/2010 |
