Implant device for the non-pneumatic, adjustable positioning of a human or animal body part

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PATENT NO 9364370
APP PUB NO 20070288057A1
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11661154

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The invention relates to an implantable device for the non-pneumatic adjustable positioning of a human or animal body part, comprising a) at least one elastic element and, optionally, b) an abutment, as well as the use of this device in a method for the treatment of disorders that are caused by the deficient or inadequate positioning of a human or animal body part. In particular, the invention relates to the use of the device for treating sleep-related breathing disorders.

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KLINIKUM DER UNIVERSITAT REGENSBURGFRANZ-JOSEF-STRAUSS ALLEE 11 REGENSBURG D-93053

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Kühnel, Thomas Regensburg, DE 5 27

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