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US5092346:
Dental orthosis for alleviation of snoring
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Hays, Marvin B.; Albuquerque, NM
Meade, Thomas E.; Albuquerque, NM
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Hays & Meade, Inc., Albuquerque, NM
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| Published / Filed: |
1992-03-03
/ 1990-11-16
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| Application Number: |
US1990000616745
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| IPC Code: |
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A61F 5/56;
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A61F 5/56;
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| U.S. Class: |
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128/848;
128/859;
128/861;
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128/848;
128/859;
128/861;
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| Field of Search: |
128/846-848,859-863
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| Priority Number: |
| 1988-10-03 |
US1988000253388 |
| 1987-10-13 |
US1987000107670 |
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| Abstract: |
A dental orthosis is provided for use in the treatment of snoring. The upper portion of the device receives the upper teeth of a user. Once properly fitted, the device will firmly grip all upper teeth forward of the premolars and remain positioned independent of natural motions of the lower jaw. The lower portion of the device is formed into a ramp structure whereby natural jaw motions result in the engagement of the lower teeth against the ramp, which will cam the lower jaw into a more forward position. An aperture in the device between the upper portion and the lower portion facilitates the passage of air for mouth breathing and attracts the tongue forward. By inducing the lower jaw and tongue to a more forward position, the device induces a more open posterior airway in the user, resulting in a significant reduction in snoring.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Cushman, Darby & Cushman ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hafer, Robert A.; Rooney, Kevin G.
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This is a continuation-in-part application filed under the authority of 37 C.F.R. 1.62 to add and claim additional disclosure not revealed in an application by the same inventors and identified as Ser. No. 07/253,388, filed on Oct. 3, 1988, for Silencer, now abandoned, which was a continuation-in-part of an application by the same inventors and identified as Ser. No. 07/107,670, filed Oct. 13, 1987 and now abandoned.
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DE FR GB NL SE
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A dental orthosis for removable placement in the mouth of a patient to maintain a predetermined gap between and relative orientation of the upper and lower teeth of that patient to thereby reduce snoring experienced by that patient, comprising:
- an upper element having a curved shape which substantially corresponds to the shape of an upper dental arch, said upper element having an upwardly open tooth receiving trench for receiving at least a portion of at least some of the upper teeth of the patient; and
- a ramp element operatively coupled to and extending downwardly from said upper element, said ramp element having a ramp surface for engaging at least some of the lower anterior teeth of the patient, said upper element and said ramp element being operatively interconnected and configured for a particular patient so that when the upper teeth of that patient are received in the tooth receiving trench of said upper element, the ramp element extends forwardly with respect to a vertical plane of the lower anterior teeth of that patient when that patient's lower jaw is in an unstressed position so that engagement of said ramp surface with the lower teeth of that patient positively shifts that patient's lower jaw forwardly with respect to said unstressed position whereby snoring experienced by that patient is reduced.
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