51 results about "Superior lip" patented technology

A dental device comprises an intraoral nasal dilator and a mandibular repositioner working synergistically as an anti-snoring device. The device has a lower segment of thermoplastic material which is formed to fit over the lower teeth and is connected to an upper section of molded material extending between the upper jaw and the upper lip by a wire connector. The wire connector has mechanisms allowing adjustment of the lower jaw positioning. A wire extension with acrylic pads at end is bonded in the midline of the flange and extends out so that the pads stretch the tissue of the lip and lateral nasal walls preventing collapse during respiration while the anterior repositioning of the lower jaw maintains opening of the posterior pharyngeal airway during sleep functioning as an anti-snoring device. Additional applications of the intraoral nasal dilator include incorporation into sports mouth guards using a variety of materials.

This invention provides a device for fastening a nasogastric tube in place by attachment to the surface of the patient's nose. The device provides the wearer with a securely positioned tube, not easily moved, but yet comfortable to wear. In addition men with facial hair may be spared the need to shave the upper lip in order to tape the tube in place. The device, being crafted out of a flexible film or fabric provides some degrees of motion for even greater comfort and ease of medical care.

A method and component devices for producing edentulous dentures. The method includes obtaining a cast impression of a jaw, any teeth and gingiva area with a first set of dental trays including selecting a properly sized upper dental tray and a properly sized lower dental tray, applying impression material in each said tray and placing each said dental impression tray with said impression material in said oral cavity in order to deform uncured impression material. A second set of dental trays is utilized including a lower dental tray having a contact plate with an upwardly extending shoulder surrounding a tapered opening, a ball nut retained in the tapered opening, and a post adjustably secured to the ball nut. A striking plate is attached to a second upper dental tray in order to accurately obtain an established occlusal vertical and centric relation positions. A third upper dental tray with a wax impression is inserted for esthetic blue printing to establish the shape of the patient's upper lip and mouth. A third lower dental tray with wax impression material is utilized to determine functional position including tongue, cheek and lip positioning.

A patient interface comprises a frame, a headgear, a manifold and two nasal prongs. The frame may be recessed from the face of the patient, and preferably from the manifold so that the manifold may deform or move with respect to the face of the patient. The manifold may be further configured to be compliant in the direction of engagement with the patient's face, such as in the anterior direction. These features may allow the manifold to engage with the face of the patient, such as the upper lip, without exerting a significant pressure which may lead to patient discomfort. The manifold may also be configured to be rotatable with respect to the frame, for example by a grip feature which may be configured to be held in one hand for rotation.

An improved retractor device which includes a first main flat arm portion for extending along the outer surface of a patients cheek, that can be grasped by the dentist or hygienist performing the procedure; (or even in some cases, the patient); a second arm that extends into the mouth in use and is attached to the main arm at an acute angle of approximately fifty degrees and having that connecting area gently curved convexly from upper lip to lower lip and concavely from the intraoral to the extraoral portions so as to present a atraumatic surface to oral commissure, and the intraoral arm being convex as it extends to the posterior part of the mouth and getting narrower as it goes posteriorly and ending in a high convex end portion that extends behind the last tooth to reflect the cheek outwardly and posteriorly to produce an increased volume of space for conducting the dental procedure in a dry field and with greater and better comfort, access and visualization.

An embracing attachment member or sheath and a maxilla attachment subassembly for retaining at least one of a patient's tongue and lip in a desired position. A sheath interlock member extends upward from a dorsal side of a sheath. A tongue receiving cavity is formed within the sheath for insertion and attachment to the patient's tongue. An interlock member is integrated into an accessory for attachment to the sheath interlock member. The accessory can be used to treat sleep apnea, restrain a patient's tongue in a desired position, restrain a patient's upper or lower lip in a desired position, and the like. The interlock design includes a wedge and a retention member that engages with the wedge. The retention member and wedge compress friction surfaces against one another, retaining the sheath interlock and the accessory interlock in a fixed position respective to one another.

A high lip-line smile corrective surgical method. A first incision is made above a mucogingival junction to define a first edge. A second incision is made on attached gingiva above a gum line to define a second edge. Lift a section defined by the first and second incisions and remove the section with a micro scalp without affecting or contacting periosteum. Separate elevator muscles of the upper lip attached to the upper alveolar ridge with angulated gingevectomy scissors in reverse motion with release of tension so that the first and second edges meet. Seal the first and second edges with suture, individual stitches, or polypropylene; and cauterize the sealed the first and second edges.

The invention discloses a swallowing trainer. The swallowing trainer comprises an upper lip support, a lower lip support and a connecting part, wherein the upper lip support and the lower lip support are connected through the connecting part; a tongue plate is arranged on the connecting part in a direction away from the upper lip support and the lower lip support in an extending mode; a detection device for detecting training effect is arranged on the tongue plate; the detection device is detachably connected with the tongue plate; a guide plate is arranged to guide a patient to apply force on the back of the tongue to an upper palate during use; abnormal movement of facial muscles in swallowing action is avoided by the aid of the upper lip support and the lower lip support, so training effect is optimized; tooth sockets are arranged on one side, close to the tongue plate, of the upper lip support and one side, close to the tongue plate, of the lower lip support, so teeth can be embedded into the tooth sockets when the patient performs occlusion action, and a training device is fixed; and meanwhile, the detection device can detect the successful swallowing times of the patient in a training period, so a doctor can observe the training effect conveniently, and subsequent treatment is performed.

The maxillary frenum clamping tool includes two articulating members, each of the members having a clamping end and a gripping end. The clamping ends of the articulating members are curved to retract the upper lip while clamping the maxillary labial frenum and have blunt tips to minimize damage to the surrounding tissue. Immediately below the blunt tips, each member defines a jaw section having a serrated inner edge. The outer edges of the jaw sections define guide indentations for guiding a curved suture needle. The gripping end of each member defines a finger loop and part of a ratcheting lock mechanism for locking the members at set positions. During use, the clamping too may be used to clamp the maxillary frenum with the jaw portions so that the clamped tissue can be easily sutured using the guide indentations.

An infant nasal septum protective device has an H-shaped configuration including a first portion that adheres to the outside of the nose when in use, a second portion that adheres to the upper lip when in use, and a third portion that extends between and interconnects the first and second portions in a position overlying the septum when in use, to help protect the septum.

A bucket lip includes an elongate lip body having a plurality of coupler stations arranged along a forward lip edge and each including a top surface stepped down from the upper lip surface. Each of the coupler stations further includes a wear cap retention feature, such as one or more wear cap rails, protruding in at least one of an upper direction or a lateral direction and having a retention feature elevation that is flush with or below the upper lip surface.

A swallowing oral cavity training device comprises a cheek supporting part, a lip muscle training part, a lingual surface massage part and a pull ring, and is characterized in that the cheek supporting part is an arc-shaped plate attached to the face, the concave side of the cheek supporting part is connected with the lingual surface massage part, and the convex side of the cheek supporting part is connected with the pull ring; the lip muscle training part comprises an upper lip supporting plate and a lower lip supporting plate, the upper lip supporting plate and the lower lip supporting plate are both in a curved surface shape, and the upper lip supporting plate and the lower lip supporting plate are symmetrically arranged in the middle of the cheek supporting part up and down; the oral cavity training device can be applied to patients with dysphagia and food retention salivation, the oral cavity training steps are simplified, the patients are helped to memorize, the training of the patients is improved by means of the structure, the patients can insist easily, the curative effect is closer to that of traditional swallowing oral cavity training operation, and the oral cavity training device is safer.

The present application relates to a kind of nasal ala base subperiosteal implant retention method, belong to plastic surgery medical instrument technical field.The present application provides a kind of nasal ala base subperiosteal implant soft tissue suspension retention method and its implant and system.The method includes: implant is placed into maxillary bone subperiosteal interstice, and implant fixed wing is fixed with the soft tissue anchor point such as alar base ligament of alar elevating lip muscle using drug-loaded degradable suture and is suspended and fixed.Implant surface is provided with the microporous structure of guiding tissue ingrowth, and is provided with the drug depot recess of filling load immunomodulator temperature-sensitive hydrogel.Postoperative healing process, suture is released under the action of tension to accelerate proangiogenic factor and promote local vascularization, and temperature-sensitive hydrogel slow-release immunomodulator induces macrophage to repair type polarization, and cooperatively promotes the biological chimeric fixation of implant and soft tissue.The present application can realize the double stable retention of implant, reduces postoperative displacement risk.

The invention relates to a muscle function protection device, which comprises an occlusal part and a support part, and the opposite sides of the occlusal part are respectively used to resist the upper and lower rows of teeth; the occlusal part is arranged on the inner surface of the support part, and the The face against the teeth intersects the inner surface of the support, the height of the support in the occlusal direction is greater than the height of the occlusal in the occlusal direction, the support is intended to be placed between the lips and the teeth so that the inner surface of the support is used On the side attached to the outer surface of the teeth, the outer surface of the support part is used to be attached to the inner surface of the lip, and the opposite sides of the support part along the occlusal direction are respectively used to support the upper lip orbicularis muscle and the orbicularis muscle of the lower lip. Patients need to place a muscle function protection device in the mouth to separate the upper and lower jaws. Relaxes the orbicularis muscle. At the same time, the temporalis, masseter, and medial pterygoid muscles can also be relaxed, reducing the tension of the jaw-elevator muscles, which is conducive to the recovery of the jaw-elevator muscles.

A patient interface comprises a frame, a headgear, a manifold and two nasal prongs. The frame may be recessed from the face of the patient, and preferably from the manifold so that the manifold may deform or move with respect to the face of the patient. The manifold may be further configured to be compliant in the direction of engagement with the patient's face, such as in the anterior direction. These features may allow the manifold to engage with the face of the patient, such as the upper lip, without exerting a significant pressure which may lead to patient discomfort. The manifold may also be configured to be rotatable with respect to the frame, for example by a grip feature which may be configured to be held in one hand for rotation.

The application belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and discloses an oral cavity orthodontic mouth gag, which comprises a mouth gag body and a saliva suction pipe, the mouth gag body is provided with an upper lip supporting part, the upper lip supporting part is provided with a groove, the inner side of the groove is provided with a flexible adjusting bag, the upper lip supporting part is connected with an adjusting assembly, the adjusting assembly comprises an outer cylinder and a piston assembly, the outer cylinder is communicated with the flexible adjusting bag through a conduit, the conduit arranged at both ends of the outer cylinder is provided with a one-way valve, the mouth gag body is connected with a cheek opening part through an adjusting part, the cheek supporting part is connected with a clamping part, and the mouth gag body is further connected with a sleeve ring which is arranged in cooperation with the saliva suction pipe. The application adjusts the inflation state of the flexible adjusting bag on the inner side of the upper lip supporting part by means of the adjusting assembly, so as to adjust different opening degrees and improve the comfort when the upper lip is opened; the connecting position and angle of the cheek opening part and the mouth gag body are adjusted, so as to adjust the opening position and expose the visual field of the corresponding position.

The invention discloses a super-tension-reducing device for philtrum shortening operation. The device comprises tooth fixing parts and a lip supporting and lifting plate, wherein the tooth fixing parts are fixed to upper teeth, the lip supporting and lifting plate comprises a transverse plate and an outer pocket plate, the transverse plate is horizontally arranged, the inner end of the transverse plate is fixedly connected with the tooth fixing parts, the outer end of the transverse plate extends out of the oral cavity to support the upper lip, tension at philtrum wounds is reduced, the lower end of the outer pocket plate is fixedly connected with the outer end of the transverse plate, the outer pocket plate is upwarped, is in contact with the skin on the surface of the upper lip and is used for inwards gathering the lip tip tissue of the upper lip, so that the lip tip tissue is inwards gathered, the lip tip tissue moves upwards under the inward gathering pressure, and the tension at the philtrum wounds is further reduced. The device is simple in structure, and can effectively improve the super-tension-reducing capacity of the philtrum shortening operation.

The utility model relates to an anterior tooth shaping device which is arranged between the dentition of a human body and the lip and cheek and comprises an arc-shaped plate body matched with the vestibule of the oral cavity, and the arc-shaped plate body comprises an upper lip induction section used for covering the upper tooth part and a lower lip induction section used for covering the lower tooth part and supporting the lower lip. A lip line which faces the lip direction and is used for filling a gap between the upper lip and the lower lip is arranged at the junction of the upper lip induction section and the lower lip induction section, and the upper part of the lower lip induction section is a cutting end cap which protrudes towards the upper anterior teeth and abuts against the cutting end of the upper anterior teeth. Compared with the prior art, through the effect of the lip line and the incisal end cap and the synergistic effect of the lip line and the incisal end cap, training of lip muscle and correction of upper and lower anterior teeth are achieved; the arc-shaped upper lip induction section and the arc-shaped lower lip induction section better conform to the space range between the dentition and the lip and cheek, and normal lip wrapping can be formed easily.

Exercising methods using an exercising device to strengthen, tighten and tone midface, lower face, orofacial, oropharyngeal including the tongue and floor of mouth muscles for both aesthetic and rehabilitative therapeutic practices is disclosed. A dual facial exercising device having a pair of triangular tubular shaped body members of a primary triangular configuration joined together at their respective apexes. The combined triangular shaped body defines central openings with equal, compressible, and bendable body members there about for designated placement to perform isometric and isotonic muscle resistance training for a variety of facial and tongue exercises. An exercise methodology with universal placement under the lower lip, upper lip, both lips, unilateral or bilateral cheeks, in and around the outer region of the mouth, inside the oral cavity for hard palate, surface of the tongue and floor of mouth engagement.

An orthodontic bracket assembly treatment system comprising a bracket base and at least two rigid selectable bracket covers slidably engageable with the bracket base wherein the selectable at least two rigid selectable bracket covers are removably slidably couplable to said bracket base by slidably engaging the upper lip with the upper retention element and the lower lip with the lower retention element and wherein the width of the face of a first one of the at least two rigid selectable bracket covers is wider than the width of the face of a second one of the at least two rigid bracket covers and can be selectively releasably attached to the base during a treatment such that the treatment utilizes either the first bracket cover or the second bracket cover depending on a patient's treatment needs at a stage of the treatment.

The utility model relates to the technical field of robots, in particular to an upper lip movement mechanism, a lip movement mechanism and a mouth device, which comprise a first driving structure and a connecting component, and the first driving structure is connected with an upper lip through the connecting component so as to drive the upper lip to move along a preset route; the connecting assembly comprises a first connecting rod, an under-actuated connecting piece and an upper lip connector, the first connecting rod is rotatably arranged in the first direction and connected to the output end of the first driving structure, and the first driving structure drives the first connecting rod to rotate in the first direction; the output end of the first connecting rod is rotationally connected with the input end of an under-actuated connecting piece, the output end of the under-actuated connecting piece is rotationally connected with the input end of an upper lip connector, and the output end of the upper lip connector is connected with an upper lip. Through the arrangement of the under-actuated rotating shaft, the upper lip connected by the upper lip connector is more natural when moving up and down, so that higher-level movement of bionic human lips is realized.

An ornamental design for a facial exercise device, as shown in the figures and description. The facial exercise device is used to strengthen, tighten, and tone the midface, lower face, orofacial region, and oropharynx (including the tongue and floor of the mouth muscles) for both aesthetic and rehabilitative therapeutic purposes. The facial exercise device comprises a trapezoidal tubular body having a primary isosceles trapezoidal shape. The trapezoidal tubular body defines a plurality of openings with equally spaced compressible and bendable body members centered around a central opening, positioned at predetermined locations for isometric and isotonic muscle resistance training for various facial and tongue movements. The facial exercise device can be positioned anywhere, including under the lower lip, under the upper lip, under both lips, on one or both cheeks, around the outer periphery of the mouth, and within the oral cavity (contacting the hard palate, tongue surface, and floor of the mouth). 1.1) Perspective view; 1.2) Front view; 1.3) Plan view; 1.4) Bottom view; 1.5) Right side view; 1.6) Left side view; 1.7) Rear view; 1.8) Cross section; 1.9) Reference view showing the state of use; 1.10) Reference view showing the state of use

The invention relates to anedentulous jaw individual tray device with front teeth aesthetic considerations and a use method thereof. The device comprises an upper jaw individual tray, a pair of maxillary bite rims arranged on the two sides of the upper jaw individual tray, a lower jaw individual tray and a pair of mandibular bite rims arranged on the two sides of the lower jaw individual tray, anadjustable upper lip baffle is arranged in front of the upper jaw individual tray, and a positioning bump used for determining the relationship of the maxillary position and the mandible position. Compared with the prior art, the length and height of the upper lip baffler are matched with the length of the front teeth area and the amount of exposed teeth when a patient laughs, the protrusion of the upper lip baffle is matched with the fullness of the upper lip of the upper lip, the device can be used for considering front teeth aesthetics of the edentulous jaw patient, not only is the number of doctors' office visiting reduced and the operation time shortened, but also the aesthetics and functions are achieved.

Exercising methods using an exercising device to strengthen, tighten and tone midface, lower face, orofacial, oropharyngeal including the tongue and floor of mouth muscles for both aesthetic and rehabilitative therapeutic practices is disclosed. The exercising device having an angular tubular opening shaped body member of a primary triangular configuration. The shaped body defines a central opening with equal, compressible, and bendable body members there about for designated placement to perform isometric and isotonic muscle resistance training for a variety of facial and tongue exercises. And methodology with universal placement under the lower lip, upper lip, both lips, unilateral or bilateral cheeks, in and around the outer region of the mouth, inside the oral cavity for hard palate, surface of the tongue and floor of mouth engagement.

The invention provides a traction device for horizontal high-position impacted central incisors, which includes a traction splint, a fixed appliance and an orthodontic elastic traction member. The side of the traction splint is provided with a device for bonding and clamping the labial-lingual tooth surface of the central incisor that needs to be corrected. The notch is adapted to the shape of the labial and lingual tooth surface of the central incisor. The contact surface between the traction splint and the inner mucosa of the upper lip is a flat and smooth arc surface. The traction splint inside the flat and smooth arc surface is equipped with multiple A traction hole, the fixed appliance is bonded and fixed on the natural teeth adjacent to the impacted central incisor, the main arch wire of the fixed appliance is fixedly connected with a traction hook, one end of the orthodontic elastic traction piece is hooked to the traction hook, and the other end As the crown of the central incisor moves down, it is sequentially connected with each traction hole on the lingual side of the traction splint. The application can change the magnitude and direction of the traction force by gradually adjusting the connection position of the orthodontic elastic traction member and the traction point where different traction holes are located on the traction splint, the operation is simple and easy, and the comfort of the patient can be improved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses an orthodontic mouth gag which comprises a mouth gag body and a saliva suction tube, the mouth gag body is provided with an upper lip supporting part, the upper lip supporting part is provided with a groove, the inner side of the groove is provided with a flexible adjusting bag, the upper lip supporting part is connected with an adjusting assembly, and the adjusting assembly comprises an outer cylinder and a piston assembly. The outer cylinder is communicated with the flexible adjusting bag through a catheter, the catheter arranged at the two ends of the outer cylinder is provided with a one-way valve, the mouth gag body is connected with a cheek opening piece through an adjusting piece, the cheek opening piece is connected with a clamping piece, and the mouth gag body is further connected with a lantern ring matched with a saliva suction pipe. The filling state of the flexible adjusting bag on the inner side of the upper lip supporting part is adjusted through the adjusting assembly, so that different opening degrees are adjusted, and the comfort when the upper lip is opened is improved; by adjusting the connecting position and angle of the cheek opening piece and the mouth gag body, the opening position can be adjusted so as to expose the visual field of the corresponding position.

The invention relates to a multipurpose intubation fixator and an operation method, and is characterized in that the multipurpose intubation fixator comprises an oral intubation fixator, a nasogastric tube fixator, an open type fixing tube hoop and a head fixing band, the oral intubation fixator comprises an upper lip wing, an upper tooth pad connected with the upper lip wing into a whole, a lower lip wing and a lower tooth pad connected with the lower lip wing into a whole, the upper tooth pad and the lower tooth pad are provided with a cannula cavity and a straw cavity, head fixing belt hooks are arranged on the top faces of the upper lip wing and the lower lip wing, the nasogastric tube fixator is assembled with the oral cannula fixator through nasogastric tube fixator lock holes in the upper lip wing, and the head fixing belt is connected with the head fixing belt hooks on the oral cannula fixator. The fixing device has the advantages that the fixing device can be used for simultaneously fixing the oral intubation and the nasogastric tube, independently fixing the oral intubation, fixing the gastric lavage intubation, assisting in gastroscopy, various patients needing to open the oral cavity and fixing an anaesthetic mask, is reasonable in overall structural design, convenient to use, safe and comfortable, reduces the nursing cost, and improves the success rate of rescue and treatment of the patients.

The invention discloses a veterinary medical auxiliary support protector for pet dog oral treatment. The auxiliary support protector an upper tooth socket frame and a lower tooth socket frame; movableinserting grooves are formed in the two ends of the right side of the upper tooth socket frame and the two ends of the right side of the lower tooth socket frame correspondingly, and extending protection sleeves are connected into the movable inserting grooves in a penetrating and sliding mode correspondingly; tooth protection mechanisms are evenly and fixedly connected to the inner surfaces of the upper tooth socket frame and the lower tooth socket frame at equal intervals; upper lip supporting plates are fixedly connected to the middle positions of the two sides of the outer portion of theupper tooth socket frame; elastic binding ropes are fixedly connected to the middle positions of the outer portion of the upper tooth socket frame; transmission rolling rods are evenly and rotationally connected to the top surfaces of the extending protection sleeves; and a safe storage mechanism is fixedly connected to the inner side of the bottom of the lower tooth socket frame. The invention relates to the technical field of veterinarians. According to the veterinary medical auxiliary support protector for pet dog oral treatment, medical staff can conveniently and preliminarily insert the protector into the oral cavity, help is provided for smooth installation, the situation that a pet dog is injured due to excessive force is avoided, and the safety protection performance of the pet dogis improved.

The present invention relates to a snoring prevention member and, specifically, to a snoring prevention member comprising: an insertion part into which all the teeth of the upper jaw and the lower jawof a wearer are to be inserted, which supports the upper gum, the lower gum, the outside of the upper teeth and the outside of the lower teeth, and which has accommodation grooves formed therein so as to allow the frenulum of the upper lip and the lower lip to be accommodated in the centers thereof; and a rigid panel which is inserted into the insertion part by means of insert injection, and which fixes the shape of the snoring prevention member that is modified to fit the shape of the oral structure of a user.

The invention discloses a medical electric-driven vertebral lamina bone rongeur device and relates to the technical field of bone rongeurs. A primary structure of the device comprises a main body, a knocking hammer, an upper lip, a lower lip and an electric control system. The electric control system is used for providing power for the knocking hammer, the upper lip and the lower lip are engaged to achieve bone gnawing under the impact of the knocking hammer; and requirements on force of both hands are lowered greatly, the labor intensity of a surgical operation is lowered, physical force of adoctor is saved, the problem that the accuracy is lowered due to the fact that the physical force of the doctor is lowered is effectively avoided, the efficiency of bone gnawing is increased, and thesurgical operation time is shortened. Through being matched with an upper bone withdrawer and a lower bone withdrawer, a gnawed bone can be prevented from being jammed in the upper lip or lower lip,so that the surgical operation time is further saved, and the risk of surgical operation is lowered.