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JP2011508650A5
JP2011508650A5 JP2010541507A JP2010541507A JP2011508650A5 JP 2011508650 A5 JP2011508650 A5 JP 2011508650A5 JP 2010541507 A JP2010541507 A JP 2010541507A JP 2010541507 A JP2010541507 A JP 2010541507A JP 2011508650 A5 JP2011508650 A5 JP 2011508650A5
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  1. 睡眠中、気道の閉塞性崩壊を軽減する装置を製作する方法であって、
    弾性変形可能な材料を前記器具の好ましい形状に一致した初期形状に形成するステップを有し、前記初期形状は、生体侵食性材料を受け入れる部位を有し、
    前記弾性変形可能な材料の前記初期形状を、気道形成組織部位に合致すると共に植え込み後における通常の生理学的機能と適合性のある植え込み可能な形状に寸法決めされると共に構成される好ましくはない形状に変化させるステップを有し、
    前記生体侵食性材料を前記受け入れ部位中に組み込むことにより前記植え込み可能な形状を安定化させるステップを有する、方法。
  2. 前記弾性変形可能な材料の前記初期形状を変化させる前記ステップは、前記器具の植え込み後に、力が前記器具から植え込み部位に伝わる際に前記気道を再造形するのに十分な力を吸収するステップを含み、前記力は、前記気道の通常の生理学的機能を実行可能にする仕方では動くことができない程度まで前記気道を再造形するには不十分である、請求項記載の方法。
  3. 気道の組織閉塞を軽減する器具であって、
    気道形成組織部位の通常の生理学的機能と適合性のある仕方で前記気道形成組織に合致するような寸法形状の植え込み型器具を有し、前記器具は、弾性変形可能な部分及び生体侵食性部分を含み、
    前記弾性変形可能な部分は、前記生体侵食性部分によって変形した形状に拘束される好ましい形状を有し、
    前記器具は、前記生体侵食性部分の侵食時に前記弾性変形可能な部分の前記好ましい形状に向かって戻るよう構成されている、器具。
  4. 前記好ましい形状は、睡眠中、より開いた気道を提供するよう前記気道の形状を再造形するようになっている、請求項記載の器具。
  5. 前記弾性変形可能な部分は、金属又はポリマーのうちの任意の一方又は両方を含むのが良い、請求項記載の器具。
  6. 前記弾性変形可能な部分は、ステンレス鋼、ばね鋼、又は超弾性ニッケル‐チタン合金のうちの任意の1つ又は2つ以上を含むのが良い、請求項記載の器具。
  7. 前記弾性変形可能な部分は、シリコーンゴム、ポリエステル、ポリウレタン、又はポリオレフィンのうちの任意の1つ又は2つ以上を含む、請求項記載の器具。
  8. 前記生体侵食性部分は、ポリカプロラクトン、ポリ乳酸、ポリグリコール酸、ポリラクチドコグリコリド、ポリグラクチン、ポリ‐L‐ラクチド、ポリヒドロキシアルカノエート、スターチ、セルロース、キトサン、又は構造タンパク質のうちの任意の1つ又は2つ以上を含むのが良い、請求項記載の器具。
  9. 前記器具は、前記器具が植え込まれる組織に係合するようになった一部分を含む、請求項記載の器具。
  10. 前記組織に係合するようになった前記一部分は、組織内方成長のための部位を含む、請求項記載の器具。
  11. 前記組織に係合するようになった前記一部分は、フック又はバーブを含む、請求項記載の器具。
  12. 前記植え込み型器具は、前記器具を気道形成組織植え込み部位に植え込んだときに前記気道形成組織植え込み部位周りの通常の生理学的運動を可能にするのに十分な弾性を備えている、請求項記載の器具。
  13. 前記生体侵食性部分には溶出可能な生体活性剤が組み込まれている、請求項記載の器具。
  14. 前記器具が合致するよう寸法決めされると共に形作られる対象としての気道形成組織部位は、咽頭壁組織を含む、請求項記載の器具。
  15. 咽頭壁組織に合致するよう寸法決めされると共に形作られた前記器具は、実質的にU字形であり、前記U字形の端から端までの幅は、約3〜6cmであり、その高さは、約1cm〜約3cmである、請求項14記載の器具。
  16. 前記器具が合致するよう寸法決めされると共に形作られる対象としての気道形成組織部位は、軟口蓋組織を含む、請求項記載の器具。
  17. 軟口蓋組織に合致するよう寸法決めされると共に形作られた前記器具は、ロッド形状であり、その長さは、約1〜約2cmであり、その直径は、約1mm〜約4mmである、請求項16記載の器具。
  18. 前記器具が合致するよう寸法決めされると共に形作られる対象としての気道形成組織部位は、舌組織を含む、請求項記載の器具。
  19. 前記器具は、舌底組織に合致するように寸法決めされると共に形作られており、実質的に直線形状を有し、前後配向状態で存在するよう構成され、約4〜約8cmの長さを有する、請求項18記載の器具。
  20. 前記器具は、舌底組織に合致するよう寸法決めされると共に形作られ、前記舌底組織中に前記舌の主軸線に垂直な向きで存在し、実質的に平面状であり、約0.4cm〜約2.5cmの幅を有する、請求項18記載の器具。
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