In a meta-analysis of seven studies published in the January issue of Laryngoscope, Ji Ho Choi, M.D., Ph. D., and coauthors conclude that the Medtronic Pillar Procedure significantly reduced snoring ...

Craig Schwimmer, MD, MPH, FACS, Founder and CEO of Snoring Center USA, LLC, is pleased to announce the formation of Pillar Palatal, LLC, and it's acquisition of the Pillar Procedure business from ...

Want to snore no more? Losing weight might help. So might various oral appliances that move the jaw or a special breathing machine, if sleep apnea is the culprit. Or you could have tiny sticks ...

With unusual approaches to design, development, clinical research, and marketing, Restore Medical has turned heads with a superior solution for sleep disorders. Restore employed a human factors ...

Pillar Palatal, LLC, a medical device company that manufactures and markets the Pillar Procedure, along with Airway Management, a company that develops, manufactures and markets oral appliances to ...

What is a pillar procedure? The pillar procedure is minor surgery to relieve habitual snoring and treat mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious disorder that ...

Sept. 14, 2004 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an implant procedure for obstructive sleep apnea, a second-generation biventricular pacemaker for patients with atrial ...

Medtronic Inc. of Fridley has sold off its operations that manufactured and marketed the Pillar Palatal Implant System, a procedure in which thin polyester implants are inserted into a patient's soft ...

Increased stress in everyday life, improper lifestyle and extended working hours are some of the factors that cause sleep apnea due to improper and insufficient sleep cycles. The Obstructive sleep ...