Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Antisnoring device
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Antisnoring device
C128S859000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08001972
ABSTRACT:
According to one embodiment, an oral appliance for maintaining stability of one or more aspects of a user's masticatory system includes a first arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's teeth and a second arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's teeth. The first arch includes an anterior substantially planar region located proximate a midline of the first arch. The second arch includes an anterior bearing platform located proximate a midline of the second arch, elongated in an anterior-posterior direction, and operable to contact the anterior substantially planar region of the first arch when the user bites down with the oral appliance inserted in the user's mouth and the user's temporomandibular joint in its proper natural position to help maintain stability of one or more aspects of the user's masticatory system.
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