A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant is embedded in the soft palate to alter the dynamic response. The implant has multiple fibers braided along a length of the implant.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/434,517 filed May 7, 2003 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,848,447 issued Feb. 1, 2005) which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/036,915 filed on Jan. 3, 2002 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,634,362), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/513,432 filed on Feb. 25, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,450,169 B1), which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/434,653 filed on Nov. 5, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,401,717 B1), which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/398,991 filed Sept. 17, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,250,307), all incorporated herein by reference.
