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Device for the alleviation of snoring and sleep apnoea

A sleep apnea, meshing technology, applied in the direction of anti-snoring appliances, other nursing equipment, etc., can solve problems such as unpleasantness

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-07-13
C·潘廷 +1
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Possibly imparts an unpleasant sensation due to the frictional sensation of the ramp or wedge elements acting on the lower dentition or lower dentition meshing elements as the jaw moves

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[0024] refer to figure 1 , depicts the subject's skull 1 with the mandible 2 in place and partially open. Separate upper and lower, approximately arc-shaped dentition engaging units 3, 4 engage with the teeth of the subject. Additional reference figure 2 and 3 , said dentition engaging elements have complementary flat surfaces 5, 6 that abut when the subject's jaws are closed. Opposite said planes of the dentition-engaging elements are dentition-engaging surfaces 7, 8 which are molded to precisely engage the subject's upper and lower dentitions, respectively. The dentition engaging surface, commonly referred to as a tooth border, optionally engages between 15% and 75% of the exposed tooth depth of all or part of the subject's dentition. The planar abutment is generally arranged as a radial plane of the skull 1 . In a preferred embodiment, said dentition engaging elements are made of polymethylmethacrylate or similar certified material. In a preferred embodiment, said de...

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Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for the alleviation of sleep apnoea in which dentition engagement units or dental overlays shaped to engage the maxillary and mandibular dentition of a subject each having a laterally located pair of flanges the ends of which almost abut, magnets embedded in said flanges with their like poles adjacent or sinusoidally-shaped extension elements made from shape-memory material having a transition temperature equal to or slightly less than normal body temperature and accommodated in cavities in said flanges provide, respectively, a magnetic repulsion force or expansive force when warmed by body heat sufficient, during sleep-induced relaxation, to displace said mandibular dentition engagement unit or dental overlay forwardly in relation to said maxillary dentition engagement unit, displacing the mandible of the subject and thereby effecting a displacement of the temporomandibular joint.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates generally to devices for relieving snoring and sleep apnea, and in particular to devices that function by inducing jaw advancement during sleep. Background technique [0002] During sleep, the occurrence of airway obstruction due to the apposition of the tongue or the back of the soft palate to the posterior pharyngeal wall is common. The first is snoring - the vibration of oral tissue during breathing - which may simply be a disturbance to a partner or may cause sleep disruption. The condition can develop into obstructive sleep apnea, exacerbated by obesity or with loss of muscle tone in the tissues of the throat or mouth with age. This is a potentially dangerous condition in which breathing stops for 10 seconds during sleep, or sometimes more than 300 times during a night's sleep. The condition is associated with a variety of potentially serious medical conditions, such as hypertension, ischemic heart disease and str...

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IPC IPC(8): A61F5/56
CPCA61F5/566
Inventor S・卡伦
Owner C·潘廷
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