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US6055986:
Apparatus and method for the reduction of snoring
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Meade, Thomas E.; Albuquerque, NM 87104
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
2000-05-02
/ 1997-05-02
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| Application Number: |
US1997000850705
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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: |
128/846,848,859-862
002/002
602/902
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| Abstract: |
An apparatus for intra-oral use including a framework having an upper curved platform and a lower curved platform, each of the platforms being defined by two walls extending from and separated by a floor, a material bonded to the upper and lower curved platform adapted to be molded in a shape suitable for relatively snugly receiving maxillary teeth of a user and for relatively loosely receiving mandibular teeth of the user when the user's mouth is closed in a normal closing arch, and a cavity formed between the upper and lower platforms adapted to receive the tongue of the user. The apparatus may also include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a position of the upper platform with respect to the lower platform.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Brown, Michael A.;
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| Parent Case: |
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/633,163, filed Apr. 16, 1996, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/420,597, filed Apr. 12, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,682,903, which is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 08/354,139, filed Dec. 6, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,467,783, which is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 07/977,266, filed Nov. 16, 1992, now abandoned.
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. An apparatus for intra-oral use comprising:
- upper means for snugly fitting over maxillary teeth of a user:
- lower means, connected to the upper means, for loosely fitting over mandibular teeth of the user so as to allow the mandibular teeth to approach the maxillary teeth and come to rest in a normal closing arch such that a relative position of the maxillary teeth and the mandibular teeth when the apparatus is worn is the same as when the apparatus is not worn and to allow freedom of movement of the mandible in forward and side to side directions while preventing rear movement of the mandible; and
- adjustment means, connected to the upper and lower means, for adjusting a position of the upper means with respect to a position of the lower means;
- wherein the adjustment means comprises:
- a substantially horizontal longitudinal screw which controls a forward and backward adjustment of the upper means with respect to the lower means; and
- at least one vertical screw which controls a separation distance between a bottom surface of the upper means and a top surface of the lower means.
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