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Patent Inventor Names
Charles Thomas0
Erik Kurt Witt0
Date of Patent
December 5, 2017
0Patent Application Number
137012010
Date Filed
April 28, 2011
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A glossoplasty implant tension relief system for treating an airway of a patient has a first portion configured to engage a mandible of the subject. The system also has a second portion configured to engage a tongue of the subject to retain at least a portion of the tongue. The system includes a connecting portion configured to connect the first portion and the second portion. The connecting portion is constructed and arranged to provide tension between the first portion and the second portion. The connecting portion includes an i) inelastic portion and ii) an elastic portion configured to provide elasticity between the first portion and the second portion.
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