Patent ID: 6390096
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A kit for use in treating snoring of a patient suffering from snoring attributable, at in least in part, to a snoring sound generated by oscillation of a soft palate of said patient in response to airflow past said soft palate and where said soft palate has a characteristic dynamic response to said airflow prior to treatment, said kit comprising the following in combination:an implant of bio-compatible material sized to be embedded within said soft palate; a needle having a distal tip for penetrating into the soft palate, said needle having an axially extending bore; said implant disposed within said bore at said distal tip; said bore sized to receive a rod from a proximal end of said needle with said rod opposing said implant to eject said implant from said distal tip upon relative sliding movement of said needle and said rod; and said needle at said distal tip being perforated through a wall thickness of said needle in a region of said needle in fluid flow communication with said implant for fluid to flow through a wall of said needle into engagement with said implant.