Patent ID: 9526652
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An orthotic obstructive sleep apnea treatment device, comprising: (a) a hyoid bone attachment element that is configured to attach a ferric element to a hyoid bone, wherein said ferric element faces along a treatment vector from said hyoid bone, wherein said treatment vector is oriented relative to a sagittal plane of a human subject; (b) an external orthotic neck device, wherein said external orthotic neck device comprises a contoured housing having a shape disposed to conform about a i) neck, ii) head, iii) chest, i) and ii), i) and iii), or ii) and iii) of said human subject, wherein said contoured housing comprises a force delivery element, wherein said force delivery element is configured to be disposed at an exterior-front neck region of said human subject, wherein said force delivery element provides an attractive force to said ferric element along said treatment vector; and (c) the contoured housing further comprising an accelerometer, wherein said accelerometer measures kinematic variables or movement from the group consisting of kinematic variables or movement of the external orthotic neck device, the hyoid bone attachment element, the hyoid bone, and one or more tissues connected to the hyoid bone.