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US5915385:
Snore and stress relieving device
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Hakimi, Farhad; New York, NY 10128
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1999-06-29
/ 1997-04-02
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| Application Number: |
US1997000828910
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/56;
IPC-7:
A61F 5/56;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/56B;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
128/848;
128/859;
602/902;
Original:
128/848;
128/859;
602/902;
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| Field of Search: |
128/848,846,859-862
602/902
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| Priority Number: |
| 1997-04-02 |
US1997000828910 |
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| Abstract: |
A dental device for removable placement in the mouth of a user for eliminating snoring and relieving stress. The device includes and upper member which is adapted for engagement with the user's upper dentition. An anterior extension suspends downwardly from the upper member and includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface is configured based on the user's jaw and mouth anatomy so that the exterior surface engages at least some of the lower front teeth in the user's mouth. Engagement of the exterior surface of the anterior extension with the user's lower front teeth advances the user's jaw forward with respect to the user's upper jaw such that the user's upper airway is enlarged and the passage of air though the upper airway is facilitated. The interior surface of the anterior extension is advantageously provided with a rough texture for attracting and positioning the tongue in a forward position. The upper member also includes a support member which lies proximate the hard palate in the user's mouth and has a rearwardly extending posterior portion configured to engage the soft palate of the user to complement the forward advancement of the user's lower jaw and open the user's upper airway to reduce vibration of the soft tissues in the upper airway which cause snoring.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Sofer & Haroun, LLP ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Brown, Michael A.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A device for removable placement in the mouth of a user for eliminating snoring and relieving stress, comprising:
- an upper member adapted to be engaged with the upper dentition of a user;
- an anterior extension suspended downwardly from said upper member, said anterior extension configured to be engaged against at least some of the lower front teeth of the lower dentition in said user's mouth, wherein engagement of said anterior extension with the lower front teeth causes the jaw of said user to be advanced forward, said anterior extension configured to position said user's tongue in a forward position; and
- a support member connected to said upper member, said support member having a rearwardly extending posterior portion configured to exert pressure on the soft palate of a user's mouth so as to increase the volumetric capacity of the user's airway to facilitate said user's breathing and reduce snoring.
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E. H. Williamson & J.W. Sheffield, The Treatment of Internal Derangement of the Temporomandibular Joint: A Survey of 300 Cases, The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, Apr. 1987 V. 5, No. 2.
G. T. Clark & M. Nakano, Dental Appliance for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Journal of the Dental Association, May 1989 V. 118.
D.P. Dennis, Snoring (Called in Extreme Cases Sleep Apnea), Atlanta Center for Ear, Nose and Throat, Mar. 1997.
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