Patent ID: 9700408
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A thyroplasty implant comprising: At least one inflatable bladder, each bladder containing a bladder wall which defines a sealed chamber within the interior of the bladder and each bladder wall being the outermost layer of each bladder, each bladder defining an opening to receive a substance into the chamber to inflate the bladder, each bladder operating independently of other the bladders and each being expandable to various sizes independently of the other bladders, and each bladder wall being configured to come into contact with vocal folds, An anchoring block connected to at least one inflatable bladder at one end of the bladder configured to anchor the implant into cartilage, the block having at least one duct passing through the block, each duct corresponding with a bladder, the duct providing a passageway into the opening in the bladder, A platform connected to the block, the platform having at least one injection port passing through the platform, each port corresponding to a duct to provide a passageway into the duct and into the bladder.