AU2008266903B2 - Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions - Google Patents

Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions Download PDF

Info

Publication number
AU2008266903B2
AU2008266903B2 AU2008266903A AU2008266903A AU2008266903B2 AU 2008266903 B2 AU2008266903 B2 AU 2008266903B2 AU 2008266903 A AU2008266903 A AU 2008266903A AU 2008266903 A AU2008266903 A AU 2008266903A AU 2008266903 B2 AU2008266903 B2 AU 2008266903B2
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
tongue
elongated
tissue
suture
implantation
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
AU2008266903A
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
AU2008266903A1 (en
Inventor
Lionel M. Nelson
Joseph Paraschac
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Koninklijke Philips NV
Original Assignee
Koninklijke Philips NV
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US11/820,173 external-priority patent/US8074654B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/820,168 external-priority patent/US20080066764A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/820,174 external-priority patent/US8707959B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/820,176 external-priority patent/US7845356B2/en
Application filed by Koninklijke Philips NV, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV filed Critical Koninklijke Philips NV
Publication of AU2008266903A1 publication Critical patent/AU2008266903A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of AU2008266903B2 publication Critical patent/AU2008266903B2/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • A61B17/06109—Big needles, either gripped by hand or connectable to a handle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06166—Sutures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
    • A61B2017/0417—T-fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
    • A61B2017/0446—Means for attaching and blocking the suture in the suture anchor
    • A61B2017/0448—Additional elements on or within the anchor
    • A61B2017/0451—Cams or wedges holding the suture by friction
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/0401—Suture anchors, buttons or pledgets, i.e. means for attaching sutures to bone, cartilage or soft tissue; Instruments for applying or removing suture anchors
    • A61B2017/0446—Means for attaching and blocking the suture in the suture anchor
    • A61B2017/0448—Additional elements on or within the anchor
    • A61B2017/0453—Additional elements on or within the anchor threaded elements, e.g. set screws
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B2017/0496—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials for tensioning sutures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06004—Means for attaching suture to needle
    • A61B2017/06019—Means for attaching suture to needle by means of a suture-receiving lateral eyelet machined in the needle
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06004—Means for attaching suture to needle
    • A61B2017/06042—Means for attaching suture to needle located close to needle tip
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • A61B2017/0608—J-shaped
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • A61B2017/06095—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations pliable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06066—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations
    • A61B2017/061—Needles, e.g. needle tip configurations hollow or tubular
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for suturing wounds; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06—Needles ; Sutures; Needle-suture combinations; Holders or packages for needles or suture materials
    • A61B17/06166—Sutures
    • A61B2017/06176—Sutures with protrusions, e.g. barbs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers
    • A61B2017/248—Operations for treatment of snoring, e.g. uvulopalatoplasty
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/08—Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/08—Muscles; Tendons; Ligaments
    • A61F2/0811—Fixation devices for tendons or ligaments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices ; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/56—Devices for preventing snoring

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
AU2008266903A 2007-06-18 2008-06-16 Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions Ceased AU2008266903B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/820,173 US8074654B2 (en) 2002-09-06 2007-06-18 Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US11/820,173 2007-06-18
US11/820,168 US20080066764A1 (en) 2002-09-06 2007-06-18 Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US11/820,174 US8707959B2 (en) 2002-09-06 2007-06-18 Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US11/820,176 US7845356B2 (en) 2002-09-06 2007-06-18 Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US11/820,168 2007-06-18
US11/820,174 2007-06-18
US11/820,176 2007-06-18
PCT/US2008/007516 WO2008156746A1 (en) 2007-06-18 2008-06-16 Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2008266903A1 AU2008266903A1 (en) 2008-12-24
AU2008266903B2 true AU2008266903B2 (en) 2014-01-23

Family

ID=40158554

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
AU2008266903A Ceased AU2008266903B2 (en) 2007-06-18 2008-06-16 Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions

Country Status (6)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2157941B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP5371971B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN101677865B (enExample)
AU (1) AU2008266903B2 (enExample)
BR (1) BRPI0813758A2 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2008156746A1 (enExample)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20130172931A1 (en) 2011-06-06 2013-07-04 Jeffrey M. Gross Methods and devices for soft palate tissue elevation procedures
US10434006B2 (en) * 2012-06-07 2019-10-08 Fabian Hermann Urban Füglister Tongue deformation implant
US8948871B2 (en) * 2012-07-26 2015-02-03 Nyxoah SA Electrical contacts on a medical device patch
PL2961350T3 (pl) * 2013-02-27 2018-07-31 Spirox, Inc. Implanty i systemy nosowe
EP3185819B1 (en) * 2014-08-26 2025-02-19 Stryker Corporation Nasal implant
CN116712118A (zh) * 2023-07-20 2023-09-08 广州派若弥医疗器械有限公司 舌牵拉装置

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050092332A1 (en) * 2003-10-31 2005-05-05 Restore Medical, Inc. Airway implant
US20060207608A1 (en) * 2005-02-08 2006-09-21 Mark Hirotsuka System and method for percutaneous glossoplasty
US20070102004A1 (en) * 2002-09-06 2007-05-10 Apneon Inc. Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory system

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4808183A (en) * 1980-06-03 1989-02-28 University Of Iowa Research Foundation Voice button prosthesis and method for installing same
US5988171A (en) * 1997-06-26 1999-11-23 Influence Medical Technologies, Ltd. Methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, sleep apnea and snoring
US6601584B2 (en) * 1999-09-17 2003-08-05 Pi Medical, Inc. Contracting snoring treatment implant
US6450169B1 (en) * 1999-09-17 2002-09-17 Pi Medical, Inc. Braided implant for snoring treatment
US7360542B2 (en) * 2002-09-06 2008-04-22 Apneon, Inc. Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit
AU2003268515A1 (en) * 2002-09-06 2004-03-29 Apneon, Inc. Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory system
EP2433593B1 (en) * 2003-11-20 2020-07-15 Koninklijke Philips N.V. Devices, systems and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit
US7337781B2 (en) * 2005-04-15 2008-03-04 Restore Medical, Inc. Implant for tongue
WO2007053813A2 (en) * 2005-10-31 2007-05-10 Ethicon, Inc. Method of reducing nasal fluid resistance
WO2007064908A2 (en) * 2005-11-30 2007-06-07 The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University A system to prevent airway obstruction

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20070102004A1 (en) * 2002-09-06 2007-05-10 Apneon Inc. Systems and methods for moving and/or restraining tissue in the upper respiratory system
US20050092332A1 (en) * 2003-10-31 2005-05-05 Restore Medical, Inc. Airway implant
US20060207608A1 (en) * 2005-02-08 2006-09-21 Mark Hirotsuka System and method for percutaneous glossoplasty

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP2157941B1 (en) 2016-02-24
EP2157941A1 (en) 2010-03-03
CN101677865B (zh) 2014-06-04
WO2008156746A1 (en) 2008-12-24
AU2008266903A1 (en) 2008-12-24
CN101677865A (zh) 2010-03-24
EP2157941A4 (en) 2013-01-02
JP2010530275A (ja) 2010-09-09
JP5371971B2 (ja) 2013-12-18
BRPI0813758A2 (pt) 2020-02-18

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP2157940B1 (en) Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US8074654B2 (en) Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US8707959B2 (en) Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US7845356B2 (en) Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US20080066764A1 (en) Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US20120312307A1 (en) Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
CN102231972B (zh) 用于治疗阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停症的植入系统
US8371307B2 (en) Methods and devices for the treatment of airway obstruction, sleep apnea and snoring
US8561616B2 (en) Methods and devices for the indirect displacement of the hyoid bone for treating obstructive sleep apnea
US9192508B2 (en) Apparatus, systems, and methods for constraining and/or supporting tissue structures along an airway
EP2157941B1 (en) Implantable devices, systems, and methods for maintaining desired orientations in targeted tissue regions
US8001971B2 (en) Devices, systems, and methods for stabilization or fixation of magnetic force devices used in or on a body
AU2006318477A1 (en) Devices, systems, and methods for stabilization or fixation of magnetic force devices used in or on a body
WO2012047876A1 (en) Apparatus, systems, and methods for constraining and/or supporting tissue structures along an airway

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
FGA Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent)
MK14 Patent ceased section 143(a) (annual fees not paid) or expired