Implant systems and methods for treating obstructive sleep...

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A61F 2/20 (2006.01)

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CA 2741828

A method of treating obstructive sleep apnea includes providing an elongated element having a central buttress area and first and second arms extending from opposite ends of the central buttress area. The method includes implanting the central buttress area in a tongue so that a longitudinal axis of the central buttress area intersects an anterior-posterior axis of the tongue. The first and second arms are advanced through the tongue until the first and second arms engage inframandibular musculature. Tension is applied to the first and second arms for pulling the central buttress area toward the inframandibular musculature for moving a posterior surface of the tongue away from an opposing surface of a pharyngeal wall. The first and second arms are anchored to the inframandibular musculature for maintaining a space between the posterior surface of the tongue and the opposing surface of the pharyngeal wall.

L'invention porte sur un procédé de traitement de l'apnée obstructive du sommeil. Ce procédé comprend la fourniture d'un élément allongé ayant une zone de contrefort centrale et des premier et second bras s'étendant à partir d'extrémités opposées de la zone de contrefort centrale. Le procédé comprend l'implantation de la zone de contrefort centrale dans une langue de telle sorte qu'un axe longitudinal de la zone de contrefort centrale coupe un axe antérieur-postérieur de la langue. Les premier et second bras sont avancés à travers la langue jusqu'à ce que les premier et second bras engagent la musculature submandibulaire. Une tension est appliquée aux premier et second bras pour une traction de la zone de contrefort centrale vers la musculature submandibulaire pour éloigner une surface postérieure de la langue d'une surface opposée d'une paroi pharyngée. Les premier et second bras sont ancrés dans la musculature submandibulaire pour conserver un espace entre la surface postérieure de la langue et la surface opposée de la paroi pharyngée.

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