Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Antisnoring device
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-11
2010-10-12
Bianco, Patricia (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Antisnoring device
C433S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07810503
ABSTRACT:
Mandibular advancement splint against snoring and sleep apnea. The splint is made of two thermoformable trays (1, 2) designed to envelop the upper and lower arch. In order to be able to adapt to individual variations in conformation, the advancement splint includes an articulated frame having rigid and flexible elements, immersed in the thermoformable flexible material or molded around it. The frame's articulations (12, 13, 23) allow the splint to fit the curve of the dental arch and to adapt to irregularities in the teeth's position. The inventive splint is equivalent in terms of comfort and efficiency to a personalized splint made by an orthodontist or dental technician, but its cost is 6 to 10 times lower.
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Bianco Patricia
Blank Rome LLP
Patel Tarla R
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