Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Head or face protector
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Bianco, Patricia M (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Head or face protector
C128S848000, C128S861000, C433S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07975701
ABSTRACT:
An appliance, a system and a method correct habits of an oral cavity of a patient. The appliance is preformed or is custom-made in an open position or in a closed position. The appliance prevents the patient from breathing through an oral cavity of the patient and encourages the patient to breathe through a nose of the patient. The appliance corrects abnormal swallowing patterns, finger sucking habits, thumb sucking habits, abnormal tongue posturing, abnormal lip posturing and/or speech problems. A slot is formed on a top portion of the appliance to receive teeth of the patient for wearing the appliance. A shelf is formed on a bottom portion of the appliance to move a tongue of the patient to a correct position within the oral cavity during swallowing movements and/or during resting periods between the swallowing movements since there is more room above the shelf from a hollow area above of the shelf which is more comfortable for the patient. First projections are formed on the appliance which may contact the tongue to move the tongue to the correct position within the oral cavity. Second projections are formed on the appliance which may contact the tongue to prevent tongue thrusting by the tongue during the resting periods and/or during the swallowing movements. Third projections are formed on the appliance to move lips to a closed position during resting periods and/or the swallowing movements.
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Bianco Patricia M
Nelson Keri J
Ortho-Tain Inc
Patents&TMS, P.C.
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