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
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/434,517 filed on May 7, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,848,447; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/036,915 filed on Jan. 3, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,634,362; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/513,432 filed on Feb. 25, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,450,169; which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/434,653 filed on Nov. 5, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,401,717; which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/398,991 filed Sep. 17, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,250,307; which applications are incorporated herein by reference.
