Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Antisnoring device
Patent
1997-04-02
1999-06-29
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Antisnoring device
128859, 602902, A61F 556
Patent
active
059153857
ABSTRACT:
A dental device for removable placement in the mouth of a user for eliminating snoring and relieving stress. The device includes and upper member which is adapted for engagement with the user's upper dentition. An anterior extension suspends downwardly from the upper member and includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The exterior surface is configured based on the user's jaw and mouth anatomy so that the exterior surface engages at least some of the lower front teeth in the user's mouth. Engagement of the exterior surface of the anterior extension with the user's lower front teeth advances the user's jaw forward with respect to the user's upper jaw such that the user's upper airway is enlarged and the passage of air though the upper airway is facilitated. The interior surface of the anterior extension is advantageously provided with a rough texture for attracting and positioning the tongue in a forward position. The upper member also includes a support member which lies proximate the hard palate in the user's mouth and has a rearwardly extending posterior portion configured to engage the soft palate of the user to complement the forward advancement of the user's lower jaw and open the user's upper airway to reduce vibration of the soft tissues in the upper airway which cause snoring.
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