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| Clinical | Control Unit | Habitual Snoring | OSA | Turbinates | Abstracts
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| Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome |
| Marc Bernard Blumen MD (presenter); Bernard Fluery MD; Chantal Housser-Hauw MD; Fredric Chabolle MD Suesnes France. Radiofrequency for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea [no part number—abstract only] |
| Lionel M Nelson MD (Presenter) San Jose, CA. Simultaneous Tongue Base Somnoplasty in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Surgery [no part number—abstract only] |
| B. Tucker Woodson MD (presenter); Tod C Huntley MD; Samuel A Mickelson MD; Lionel M Nelson MD., Menomonee Falls WI; Indianapolis IN; Atlanta GA; San Jose CA. A Multi-institutional Study of Tongue Somnoplasty for OSA [no part number—abstract only] |
| NB Powell, RW Riley, C Guilleminault: Radiofrequency tongue base reduction in sleep-disordered breathing: A pilot study. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 1999, Vol. 120, No. 8, 656-664. [Part number 190-1055A] |
| NB Powell, RW Riley, RJ Troell, MB Blumen, C Guilleminault: Radiofrequency Volumetric Reduction of the Tongue, A porcine pilot study for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. CHEST, 1998, 111:1348-1355. [Part number 190-1058A] |
| Nelson B Powell MD; Robert W Riley MD DDS; Adriane I Zonato MD(presenter); Kasey K Li MD DDS; Robert J Troell MD; Palo Alto CA; Palo Alto CA; Sao Paulo Brazil; Palo Alto CA; Palo Alto CA: Radiofrequency treatment of turbinate hypertrophy to improve Nasal CPAP usage, AAO-HNS, 1999, (abstract). [no part number—abstract only] |
| Feldman NT, Berrios J; St. Petersburg, FL, Tarpon Springs, FL Simultaneous Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) and Base of Tongue (BOT) Radiofrequency Ablation (Somnoplasty®) for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Presented at Associated Professional Sleep Societies, June 2000, Las Vegas, NV(abstract). [no part number—abstract only] |
| Chronic Turbinate Hypertrophy |
| TL Smith, AJ Correa, et al: Radiofrequency Tissue Ablation of the Inferior Turbinates Using a Thermocouple Feedback Electrode. Laryngoscope, 109:1760-1765, 1999. [Part number 190-1075A] |
| D Utley, R Goode, et al.: Radiofrequency Energy Tissue Ablation for the Treatment of Nasal Obstruction Secondary to Turbinate Hypertrophy. Laryngoscope, 109:683-686, 1999. [Part number 190-1056A] |
KK Li, NB Powell, RW Riley, RJ Troell, C Guilleminault: Radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction for treatment of turbinate hypertrophy: A pilot study. Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, 119:6:569-573, 1998.
[Part number 190-1054A] |
| M Madani, BM Smith: Nasal Turbinate SomnoplastySM: Utilization of Radiofrequency to Treat Chronic Nasal Obstruction and Congestion, ACOMS, 1999 (abstract). [no part number—abstract only] |
Y Fischer, J Gosepath, R Amedee, W Mann: Radiofrequency Thermoablation of the Inferior Turbinate in Nasal Obstruction, COSM, 1999, (abstract).
[no part number—abstract only] |
| HP Rodriguez: Radiofrequency waves, report of a new treatment for turbinate reduction. AAO-HNS, 1998 (abstract). [no part number—abstract only] |
Habitual Snoring
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| Marc Bernard Blumen MD (presenter); Isabelle Wagner MD; Ludovic Chartier MD; Fredric Chabolle MD, Suresnes France Long-Term Results of Radiofrequency on Snoring (abstract). [no part number—abstract only]. |
| BE Emery; PB Flexon: Radiofrequency Volumetric Tissue Reduction of the Soft Palate: A New treatment For Snoring. Laryngoscope, 110: 1092-8, 2000. [Part number 190-1093A] |
Craig A. Hukins, MD, FRACP; Ian C. Mitchell, MD, FRACS; David R.
Hillman, MD, FANZCA : Radiofrequency Tissue Volume Reduction of the Soft Palate in Simple Snoring. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126:602-606 [Part number 190-1090A] |
| KK Li, NB Powell, RW Riley, RF Troell, C Guilleminault: : Radiofrequency volumetric reduction of the palate: An extended follow-up study. Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery, 2000, Mar:122(3):410-414. [Part number 190-1082] |
| S Coleman, T Smith: Midline radiofrequency tissue reduction of the palate for bothersome snoring and sleep-disordered breathing: A clinical trial, Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery, 2000, Mar:122(3):387-394. [Part number 190-1080] |
| RJ Troell, NB Powell, RW Riley, KK Li, C Guilleminault: Comparison of Postoperative pain between laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, and radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction of the palate. Otolaryngol Head and Neck Surgery, 2000, Mar:122(3):402-409. [Part number 190-1081] |
Y Fischer, B Hafner, WJ Mann: Radiofrequency ablation of the soft palate, Somnoplasty. A new method in the treatment of habitual and obstructive snoring, HNO 2000 Jan:48(1):33-44.[abstract only in English, paper in German]
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| MS Silva, JAA de Oliveira, DS Fomin, JC Vallejo: Analysis and Comparison of Post-operative Pain in LAUP and Radiofrequency Patients Treated for Snoring. Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia, 1999, 65 (6) Parte 1 Nov/Dec: 504-508. [abstract only in English, paper in Portugese] |
| NB Powell, RW Riley, RJ Troell, K Li, MB Blumen, C Guilleminault: Radiofrequency volumetric reduction of the palate in subjects with sleep-disordered breathing. CHEST, 1998, 113:1163-1174. [Part number 190-1071A] |
| P Flexon: Somnoplasty: A Treatment for Snoring: Chapter 9: Office-Based Surgery in Otolaryngology, ed. Krause, WB Saunders, 79-86, 1999 (selection). [Part number 190-1074A] |
| S Courey, D Fomin, T Smith, et al.: Histologic and Physiologic Effects of Electrocautery, CO2 Laser and Radiofrequency Injury in the Porcine Soft Palate, Laryngoscope, 109:1316-1319, 1999. [Part number 190-1076A] |
| MB Blumen, S Dahan, F Chabolle: Radiofrequency vs. LAUP for the treatment of snoring, AAO-HNS, 1999, (abstract only). |
| R Cartwright, D Caldarelli, TK Venkatesan, F Diaz: Current Claims: Somnoplasty and oral appliances both reduce loud snoring in non-apneic patients. A comparison of treatments for snoring: Somnoplasty vs oral appliances. APPS, 1999 (abstract only). |
| W. Hohenhorst, P. Van De Heyning, and European Somnoplasty Study Group. Radiofrequency tissue volume reduction (RF) (SomnoplastySM) of the soft palate for the treatment of Snoring. Europe ENT, Oct. 1999 (abstract only). |
| M. Clarke: Clinical Experience Using Radiofrequency Tissue Volume Reduction (RFTVR), SomnoplastySM for the treatment of Snoring, ACOMS, 1999 (abstract only). |
| R. Cartwright, TK Venkatesan, D Caldarelli: Somnoplasty for snorers: risks and rewards. Midwest Sleep congress, 1998 (abstract only). |
| E Mair, B Emery, et al: What is the best snoring surgery?, AAO-HNS, 1998, (abstract only). |
| New outpatient procedure significantly reduces habitual snoring. Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc. White Paper, 1998. [Part number 190-1008A] |
Radiofrequency Principles
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TL Smith, JM Smith: Radiofrequency Electrosurgery. Operative techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2000:11(1):1-7.
[Part number 190-1083]
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| Principles of Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation, Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc. White Paper, 1999. [Part number 190-1051] |
Other References
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FJ Nieto, et. al.: Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Sleep Apnea, and Hypertension in a Large Community-Based Study. Jour of the American Medical Association, 2000, 283:1829-36
[Part number 190-1087]
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LD Eisenberg: Insurance coding for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep disorders. ENT Journal, 1999, 11:858-9
[Part number 190-1077]
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NC Netzer, e. al.: Using the Berlin Questionnaire to Identify Patients at Risk for the Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Annals of Internal Medicine, 1999, 131:485-91.
[Part number 190-1084]
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