US Patent Issued on May 12 for "Devices and methods for treating obstructive breathing disorders" (Oregon, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,805, issued on May 12.

"Devices and methods for treating obstructive breathing disorders" was invented by Randall Ow (Loomis, Calif.) and Clarence Emmons (Grants Pass, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are devices and methods of treating obstructive breathing disorders in a patient. A method may include: attaching an anchor to a dorsal region of a tongue body; applying an external force to the tongue body; and adjusting a magnitude of the external force. In some embodiments, the magnitude of the external force is adjustable across multiple levels based on one or more of: patient comfort, desired therapeutic effect, ...