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Device for Training of Oral Motor Musculature and the Use Thereof

a technology training equipment, which is applied in the field of training equipment for oral motor musculature, can solve the problems of no solution, no known device is at the same time forcing the muscles to work actively, and no solution provided

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-07-26
LETSIP
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a device for training the mouth's muscles. It prevents a vacuum from forming while using the device by having an opening in the mouthpiece. This prevents the device from sucking air out of the mouth, which would make it difficult to train the muscles. Instead, the device encourages the mouth's muscles to work actively.

Problems solved by technology

None of the known devices are at the same time forcing the muscles to work actively and avoiding that a vacuum is formed.
This has for a long time been a known problem in the art but no solution has been provided.
The problem with known training products for oral muscles is that a vacuum is formed in the mouth during use and that the musculature is not actively trained.

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[0032]The problem sought to be solved by the present invention is to provide a device for the training of oral motor musculature that allows the muscles to work actively without forming a vacuum in the mouth. The present invention solves this problem by at least one opening in a mouthpiece of the training device.

[0033]In the context of the present invention, the term opening means empty space surrounded by a closed frame structure. When there are two or more openings, it is to be understood that adjacent openings might share part(s) of the closed frame structure(s).

[0034]In the context of the present invention, the term lateral part / wing refers to the part of the mouthpiece on each side of the handle.

[0035]The present invention provides a device for training of oral motor musculature comprising a mouthpiece having at least one opening and a handle. For using the device, the mouthpiece is placed in front of the row of teeth, between the lips and teeth, the handle extends out of the m...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for training of oral motor musculature comprising a mouthpiece being assembled on a handle, said mouthpiece comprising at least one opening; each opening being surrounded by a closed frame structure. The mouthpiece might have different shapes. Further, the present invention relates to the use of a device for training of oral musculature.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a device for training of oral motor musculature and to the use of such device.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]For people having a reduced muscle tone (hypotonia), or having neurological and functional development disorders which cause a misuse of the oral muscles when eating, chewing, sucking, drinking and / or talking, oral training devices are of importance in order to train the oral motor musculature.[0003]Oral training devices known in the art might give the impression of working motorically but instead they form a vacuum as a suction cup in the user's mouth when the device is in use. None of the known devices are at the same time forcing the muscles to work actively and avoiding that a vacuum is formed. This has for a long time been a known problem in the art but no solution has been provided.[0004]For the training of mouth closure, buttons such as TalkTools® Button Pull are known, and also mouth shields are known for ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B23/03
CPCA63B23/03A63B71/0009A63B23/032G09B19/04A63B21/00196A63B21/4035A63B21/00185A61F5/58A61H13/00
Inventor DJUPVIK, OLE JAKOBDJUPVIK, DAG KRISTOFFERHOYDAL, BJARTE
Owner LETSIP