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Title: US6516805: Apparatus for prevention of snoring and improved breathing during sleep
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Thornton, W. Keith; Dallas, TX 75220

Assignee: None

Published / Filed: 2003-02-11 / 1997-03-31

Application Number: US1997000828523
IPC Code: Advanced: A61F 5/56; A61M 16/00; A61M 16/04;
IPC-7: A61F 5/56;

ECLA Code: A61F5/56B; A61M16/00; K61M16/04M1B;

U.S. Class: 128/848; 128/859; 128/861; 602/902;

Field of Search: 128/846,848,859-862 002/002 602/902

Priority Number:
1997-03-31  US1997000828523
1994-12-22  US1994000363639
1993-09-29  US1993000129598

Abstract:     A dental device is provided in which an upper arch (12) and a lower arch (14) are inserted in a user's mouth. A deformable material (20) is included with upper arch (12) and lower arch (14) so as to allow a user to form his or her own teeth molding. A post (16) extends from the upper arch (12) and contacts the lower arch (14) so as to extend the user's lower jaw forward, thereby reducing snoring.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Baker Botts L.L.P. ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Brown, Michael A.;

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Application Number Filed Patent Pub. Date  Title
US1994000363639 1994-12-22       
US1993000129598 1993-09-29    1995-06-27  Apparatus for prevention of snoring and improved breathing during sleep


       
Parent Case:

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
    This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. No. 08/363,639, entitled "Apparatus for Prevention of Snoring and Improved Breathing During Sleep", and filed Dec. 22, 1994 by W. Keith Thornton, now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/129,598, entitled "Apparatus for Prevention of Snoring and Improved Breathing During Sleep" and filed Sep. 29, 1993 by W. Keith Thornton et al, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,427,117 issued Jun. 27, 1995.

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First Claim:
Show all 20 claims		 What is claimed is:     1. An oral appliance, comprising:
  • an upper arch including a deformable material in which a mold of one or more of a user's upper teeth may be formed, the upper arch further including a downwardly extending post; and
  • a lower arch including a deformable material in which a mold of one or more of the user's lower teeth may be formed, the lower arch uncoupled from the upper arch until the appliance is inserted into the user's mouth, the post contacting a surface of the lower arch after the appliance is inserted into the user's mouth to cause the user's lower jaw to extend forward from its natural position.
    •


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Buy PDF GB1569129 1980-06  A61F 5/56 RATA M A ANTI-SNORING DEVICE 


Other Abstract Info: DERABS G1995-147218 DERABS G1996-484581

Other References:
  • "Snoring," 13 Mayo Clinic Health Letter 7, Jul. 1995.
  • 2-piece dental device manufacturing by Currie-Gibson Dental Laboratory, Inc. prior to Apr. 13, 1993.
  • Farrar & McCarty, A Clinical Outline of Temporomandibular Joint Diagnosis and Treatment, Normandie Study Group for TMJ Dysfunction, 1993.
  • Professional Positioners Brochure (date unknown).
  • Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd. Brochure, Nocturnal Airway Patency Applicance.TM. (NAPA), undated, 2 pages.
  • George, "Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea with a Dental Device," General Denistry, Jul.-Aug. 1993, 5 pages.
  • Schmidt-Nowara, et al., "Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review," Sleep, vol. 18, No. 6, 1995, 10 pages.


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