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Pillar Procedure

For Snoring and Sleep Apnea

  • The Pillar® Procedure, an in-office snoring and sleep apnea treatment

Related Products for Sleep Disorders

We offer a variety of surgical solutions for sleep disorders that can be used in conjunction with the Pillar Procedure, a minimally invasive treatment for snoring and sleep apnea.

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AIRvance System for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

AIRvance System for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The AIRvance™ Bone Screw System enables surgical treatment of tongue- and hyoid-based obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep disorders affect approximately 70 million Americans1,2 and have a significant impact on an individual’s health and quality of life,1,3-6 as well as his or her bed partner.7

For treating obstructive sleep apnea, there are two surgical procedures that may be performed with the AIRvance System: tongue suspension and hyoid suspension. The tongue suspension procedure can be done with or without the adjunct hyoid suspension procedure. Advantages of the AIRvance procedures include:

  • Quick (about 30 minutes for each procedure)
  • Low technical complexity
  • Effective8
  • Reversible

Learn more about the AIRvance System for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

*As of August 2011 the Repose® brand was changed to AIRvance.

References

1

Brain Facts, A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System. Society for Neuroscience, 2008.

2

Cleveland Clinic. Health Information: Sleep Disorders. Accessed February 10, 2010.

3

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Diseases and Conditions – Sleep Apnea. Accessed February 10, 2010.

4

Sleep Apnea. Am Fam Phys 2005; 72(7):1319-20.

5

National Sleep Foundation: ABCs of ZZZZs. Accessed February 10, 2010.

6

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Sleep Disorders Information: Problem Sleepiness in Your Patient. Accessed February 10, 2010.

7

Beninati W, et al. The effect of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea on the sleep quality of bed partners, Mayo Clin Proc. 1999 Oct; 74(10):955-8.

8

Thomas A, Chavoya M, Terris D. Preliminary findings from a prospective, randomized trial of two tongue-base surgeries for sleep-disordered breathing. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003;129(5):539-546.