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1. Система для лечения обструктивного апноэ во сне, включающая:первый имплантат, выполненный с возможностью имплантации в поднижнечелюстную зону и имеющий по меньшей мере одно отверстие, проходящее через него; илентовидный элемент, имеющий первый и второй концы и по существу равномерное, некруглое поперечное сечение по всей длине, где лентовидный элемент выполнен с возможностью имплантации в язык, при этом первый и второй концы проходят по меньшей мере через одно отверстие в первом имплантате для соединения указанного лентовидного элемента с указанным первым имплантатом.2. Система по п.1, в которой указанный первый имплантат дополнительно включает покровную часть, основную часть и фиксирующий элемент, расположенный между ними, при этом фиксирующий элемент имеет по меньшей мере одно отверстие, проходящее через него.3. Система по п.2, в которой указанный фиксирующий элемент имеет жесткость, превышающую жесткость указанных покровной и основной частей, при этом указанный фиксирующий элемент является меньшим, чем указанные покровная и основная части.4. Система по п.3, в которой фиксирующий элемент состоит из биосовместимого нерассасывающегося материала, выбранного из группы, состоящей из силикона, полиуретана, полипропилена, полиэтилена, полиуретана, нержавеющей стали, нитинола, тантала и титана.5. Система по п.2, в которой указанные покровная и основная части изготовлены из биосовместимой сетки или биосовместимой ткани.6. Система по п.5, в которой сетка или ткань представляют собой рассасывающуюся сетку или ткань.7. Система по п.2, в которой фиксирующий элемент состоит из сетки.8. Способ лечения обструктивного апноэ
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1. Система для лечения обструктивного апноэ во сне, включающая:
первый имплантат, выполненный с возможностью имплантации в поднижнечелюстную зону и имеющий по меньшей мере одно отверстие, проходящее через него; и
лентовидный элемент, имеющий первый и второй концы и по существу равномерное, некруглое поперечное сечение по всей длине, где лентовидный элемент выполнен с возможностью имплантации в язык, при этом первый и второй концы проходят по меньшей мере через одно отверстие в первом имплантате для соединения указанного лентовидного элемента с указанным первым имплантатом.
2. Система по п.1, в которой указанный первый имплантат дополнительно включает покровную часть, основную часть и фиксирующий элемент, расположенный между ними, при этом фиксирующий элемент имеет по меньшей мере одно отверстие, проходящее через него.
3. Система по п.2, в которой указанный фиксирующий элемент имеет жесткость, превышающую жесткость указанных покровной и основной частей, при этом указанный фиксирующий элемент является меньшим, чем указанные покровная и основная части.
4. Система по п.3, в которой фиксирующий элемент состоит из биосовместимого нерассасывающегося материала, выбранного из группы, состоящей из силикона, полиуретана, полипропилена, полиэтилена, полиуретана, нержавеющей стали, нитинола, тантала и титана.
5. Система по п.2, в которой указанные покровная и основная части изготовлены из биосовместимой сетки или биосовместимой ткани.
6. Система по п.5, в которой сетка или ткань представляют собой рассасывающуюся сетку или ткань.
7. Система по п.2, в которой фиксирующий элемент состоит из сетки.
8. Способ лечения обструктивного апноэ во сне, включающий:
имплантацию первого имплантата, имеющего по меньшей мере одно отверстие, проходящее через него, в поднижнечелюстную зону;
имплантацию по меньшей мере части лентовидного элемента, имеющего первый и второй концы и по существу равномерное, некруглое поперечное сечение по всей длине, в язык;
пропускание указанного первого конца указанного лентовидного элемента через указанное по меньшей мере одно отверстие указанного первого имплантата;
пропускание указанного второго конца указанного лентовидного элемента через указанное по меньшей мере одно отверстие указанного первого имплантата.
9. Способ по п.8, дополнительно включающий, после стадии второго пропускания, стадию соединения первого и второго концов лентовидного элемента друг с другом для прикрепления лентовидного элемента к первому имплантату.
10. Способ по п.9, дополнительно включающий, перед стадией соединения, натягивание первого и/или второго концов лентовидного элемента для регулирования положения лентовидного элемента относительно первого имплантата.
11. Способ по п.8, дополнительно включающий натягивание первого и/или второго концов лентовидного элемента для увеличения расстояния между корнем языка и задней стенкой глотки.
12. Способ по п.8, в котором первый имплантат включает нерассасывающуюся биосовместимую сетку или ткань.
13. Способ по п.8, в котором первый имплантат включает сетчатую часть, а фиксатор имеет жесткость, превышающую жесткость сетчатой части, и имеет по меньшей мере одно отверстие, проходящее через него.
14. Набор для лечения обструктивного апноэ во сне, включающий:
первый имплантат, выполненный с возможностью имплантации в поднижнечелюстную зону;
лентовидный элемент, имеющий первый и второй концы и по существу равномерное, некруглое поперечное сечение по всей длине, и выполненный с возможностью имплантации в язык, а также соединения с первым имплантатом;
по меньшей мере один интродуктор;
по меньшей мере одну петлю, выполненную с возможностью пропускания через указанный интродуктор, имеющую дистальный конец, выполненный с возможностью соединения с первым концом указанного лентовидного элемента.
15. Набор по п.14, дополнительно включающий нить, имеющую первый и второй концы, к первому концу которой прикреплена игла.
16. Набор по п.14, дополнительно включающий второй лентовидный элемент, имеющий первый и второй концы и выполненный с возможностью имплантации в язык и для соединения с первым имплантатом.
17. Набор по п.14, в котором первый лентовидный элемент изготовлен из пористого политетрафторэтилена.
18. Набор по п.14, в котором первый имплантат дополнительно включает покровную часть, основную часть и фиксирующий элемент, расположенный между ними, при этом фиксирующий элемент имеет по меньшей мере одно отверстие, проходящее через него.
19. Набор по п.18, в котором фиксирующий элемент состоит из биосовместимого нерассасывающегося материала, выбранного из группы, состоящей из силикона, полиуретана, полипропилена, полиэтилена, полиуретана, нержавеющей стали, нитинола, тантала и титана.
20. Набор по п.14, дополнительно включающий прокладку, при этом прокладка предназначена для размещения между лентовидным элементом и первым имплантатом.
21. Набор по п.14, дополнительно включающий баллон, предназначенный для размещения между лентовидным элементом и первым имплантатом.
22. Набор по п.21, дополнительно включающий заполняющий резервуар, соединенный с баллоном.
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