Patent ID: 6523542
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method for treating snoring of a patient attributable at least in part to motion of a soft palate of the patient, the method comprising:selecting an implant formed form a sheet of flexible, bio-compatible material having a longitudinal length between a proximal edge and a distal edge, a transverse width and a thickness between upper and lower surfaces, said material sized to be inserted into said soft palate with said longitudinal length extending aligned with an anterior-posterior axis of said soft palate and with said thickness contained within a thickness of said soft palate, said material having a plurality of spaces for accepting tissue growth from said soft palate into said spaces; inserting said implant into said soft palate with said longitudinal length extending aligned with an anterior-posterior axis of said soft palate and with said thickness contained within said thickness of said soft palate.