US Patent Issued to Nyxoah on April 15 for "Method and process for placement and fixation of a surgical implant" (Belgian, Israeli, Australian, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,881, issued on April 15, was assigned to Nyxoah SA (Mont Saint Guibert, Belgium).

"Method and process for placement and fixation of a surgical implant" was invented by Udi Ron (Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel), Pierre Gianello (Rixensart, Belgium), Richard Lewis (Perth, Australia) and Chloe Bertolus (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of treating obstructive sleep apnea according to this disclosure may include: providing an implant comprising a substantially planar central body portion having a top side and a bottom side; at least two adjustable wing portions; and at least two connecting members, each one of the at least two connect...