Tongue-airway appliance

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2005-01-04

2005-01-04

Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3764)

Surgery

Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants

Head or face protector

C128S861000, C128S862000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06837246

ABSTRACT:
An intra-oral appliance in the form of a tongue-airway functional appliance which restores/encourages training of the tongue, which encourages patients to breathe through the nose, and which can serve as a diagnostic aid or test device to access a patient's problems. The appliance includes a body of plastic material having an arcuate-shaped portion along which is defined a recess for receiving teeth of a dental arch of a patient, preferably the upper arch. The appliance further includes a curved platform or extension from the body running from the area of the lingual gingival margin of all teeth inferiorly (toward the mandible) forming a “U” or cup-shaped portion or sling which passes under the tongue laterally and anterior to posterior. In another embodiment, nubs or projections are provided on the walls of the teeth-receiving recess for enhancing retention of the appliance.

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patent: 3478742 (1969-11-01), Bohlmann
patent: 3871370 (1975-03-01), McDonald
patent: 4718662 (1988-01-01), North
patent: RE33442 (1990-11-01), George
patent: 5092346 (1992-03-01), Hays et al.
patent: 5682903 (1997-11-01), Meade

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