Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Layered soft palate support and implantation method
The present invention relates to a layered soft palate support and an implantation method for treating sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome or snoring. The layered soft palate support is a flat implant made of a material capable of being implanted into a human body for a long term, and includes a hard palate connecting end and a support. The support is a layered structure formed by stacking two or more layers of supporting plates and capable of being inserted into a soft palate, and is removably or irremovably fixed to the hard palate connecting end. The hard palate connecting end has a connecting structure connected with a hard palate, and is fixed to the hard palate through the connecting structure. The support is implanted into a muscular layer of the soft palate, and is inserted into the soft palate by a length equal to ⅕ to ⅘ of its total length.
GUANGZHOU T.K MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.
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inventional inventional
Xing Xiangmin
Zhou Zhang