Method and apparatus for treatment of air way obstructions

Details Method and apparatus for treatment of air way obstructions Method and apparatus for treatment of air way obstructions

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A61N 5/04 (2006.01) A61B 18/14 (2006.01) A61B 18/18 (2006.01) A61N 1/06 (2006.01) A61N 1/40 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 18/00 (2006.01) A61B 18/20 (2006.01) A61B 18/22 (2006.01) A61M 1/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2252461

An apparatus reduces the volume of selected sections of a tongue. The apparatus includes a catheter means. An electrode means is at least partially positioned in an interior of the catheter means. The electrode means is configured to deliver sufficient electromagnetic energy to ablate an interior of the tongue without damaging a hypoglossal nerve of the tongue. An electrode advancement and retraction means is coupled to the electrode means to advance and retract at least a portion of the electrode means in and out of a selected tongue surface. A cabling means is coupled to the electrode means.

Dispositif réduisant le volume d'une langue dans des sections sélectionnées de cette dernière. Le dispositif comporte un cathéter. Une électrode est placée au moins partiellement à l'intérieur du cathéter. L'électrode est configurée de manière à produire une énergie électromagnétique suffisante pour supprimer des tissus à l'intérieur de la langue sans endommager le nerf hypoglosse. Un moyen pour avancer ou reculer l'électrode est relié à l'électrode et permet d'avancer et de reculer au moins une portion de l'électrode dans une surface sélectionnée de la langue et hors de ladite surface. L'électrode est couplée à un moyen de câblage.

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