Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea

A - Human Necessities – 61 – F

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A61F 5/56 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) A61F 2/20 (2006.01)

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CA 2512448

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 in maintaining openness of an oropharyngeal region of a human or animal during natural sleep, advantageously while not interfering with normal functioning of the epiglottis. The appliance may be made of a super elastic material, for example, Nitinol, and may be submucossally implanted in the pharyngeal walls.

La présente invention concerne un appareil et un procédé pour traiter l'apnée du sommeil et/ou la ronchopathie. L'appareil comporte un accessoire de dimensions et de structure lui permettant de se placer dans la zone du pharynx d'un humain ou d'un autre animal. En l'occurrence, cet accessoire permet un traitement effectif de l'apnée du sommeil et de la ronchopathie, notamment en conservant ses caractéristiques d'ouverture à la zone oropharyngée de l'humain ou autre animal considéré pendant son sommeil naturel, avec l'avantage de ne pas contrarier le fonctionnement normal de l'épiglotte. L'accessoire, qui peut être fait d'un matériau superélastique tel que le Nitinol, peut s'implanter dans les parois pharyngées.

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