Oropharynx appliance to maintain airway patency

A device, oropharyngeal technology, applied in the field of obstructive sleep apnea, which can solve the problems of poor tolerance, ineffectiveness, improper use, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2019-10-18
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV
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Although several mechanical therapies exist, such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy or mandibular advancement device (MAD) therapy, these are often inappropriately used, poorly tolerated, and / or ineffective

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[0017] I. Definition

[0018] Unless otherwise defined, all technical terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs.

[0019] In the context of this disclosure, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may also include plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

[0020] As used herein, the terms "comprising" and / or "comprising" may specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations , element, part and / or group.

[0021] As used herein, the term "and / or" may include any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0022] It should be understood that when an element is referred to as being "on," "attached to," "connected to," "coupled to," "in contact with," etc. , it may be directly on, directly attached to, directly conn...

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One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an oropharynx appliance that includes passive tongue retention structure (12) having an end portion (16) adapted to prevent a pharyngeal portion of a tongue of a subject from collapsing; and at least one anchoring structure (14, 148) that is connected to the passive tongue retention structure and adapted to secure the passive tongue retention structure to at least one tooth / mandible of the subject in a removable fashion. The passive tongue retention structure is sized and dimensioned so that the end portion prevents the posterior pharyngeal portion of the tongue from obstructing an oropharynx during sleep, without triggering a gag reflex, while still permitting the tongue to move during swallowing.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 464,702, filed February 28, 2017, entitled "Tongue-retaining Prosthesis for Obstructive Sleep Apnea" and filed June 8, 2017, entitled "Oropharyngeal Protective Devices" to the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 516,863. This application also claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 567,358, filed October 3, 2017, entitled "System and Method for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Detection and Monitoring." These provisional applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. technical field [0003] The present disclosure relates generally to obstructive sleep apnea, and more particularly to oropharyngeal devices for maintaining airway patency during sleep to prevent or treat obstructive sleep apnea. Background technique [0004] Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which patients have trouble breathing during...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61F5/56
CPCA61F5/566A61B5/0826A61B5/682
Inventor 多米尼克·M·杜兰德
Owner CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV
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