| US 7,328,705 B2 | ||
| Dental appliance for improving airflow through nasal-pharyngeal airway | ||
| Mark Abramson, 6 Malory Ct., Redwood City, Calif. 94061 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 10, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/386,063. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0177852 A1, Sep. 16, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61C 5/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 128—848 [606/199; 128/206.11; 128/859] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A device adapted to be positioned at least partially in a mouth of a user to reduce resistance of air flow in one or both
of the pharyngeal region and a nasal channel, the device comprising:
a mandibular repositioner including:
a base unit removably mountable on the lower jaw; and
an upper section connected with the base unit, the upper section being positioned anterior to the upper dental arch when the
base unit is removably mounted on the lower jaw;
wherein the base unit includes:
an occlusal wall,
a lateral wall connected with the occlusal wall and extending away from the upper section, and
a lingual wall connected with the occlusal wall and extending away from the upper section,
wherein the occlusal wall, the lateral wall and the lingual wall provide a structure for receiving at least a portion of the
lower jaw:
wherein the mandibular repositioner is adapted to urge the lower jaw in an anterior direction relative to the upper dental
arch when the base unit is mounted on the lower jaw: and
a pair of buttons connected with the mandibular repositioner and arrangeable between the upper jaw and the upper lip such
that a pressure applied to the upper lip dilates the nasal channel.
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