Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oral devices, kits and methods for reducing sleep apnea, snoring, and/or nasal drainage
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Application No.: US16416234Application Date: 2019-05-19
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Publication No.: US11273071B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: Wayne R. Wagner
- Applicant: SLOW WAVE, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: SLOW WAVE, INC.
- Current Assignee: SLOW WAVE, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: The Wendt Firm, P.C.
- Agent Jeffrey L. Wendt
- Main IPC: A61F5/56
- IPC: A61F5/56 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C7/36

Abstract:
Apparatus for reducing obstructive sleep apnea, snoring and/or nasal drainage. One apparatus includes an upper member fitting the interior and exterior surfaces of a user's upper dentition, and a lower member fitting similarly adjacent a user's lower dentition. The lower member includes molar extensions projecting away from the lower member. The upper member includes upper molar extensions projecting away from the upper member and toward the lower molar extensions so that when the user bites or clenches, the upper right and lower right extensions impinge on one another, as do the molar upper left and lower left extensions. The upper and lower members have an anterior shape to form a gap ranging from about 5 to about 15 mm and sufficient for the user's tongue to extend into the gap. Methods of using the apparatus and kits to reduce sleep apnea, snoring, and/or nasal drainage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190298567A1 ORAL DEVICES, KITS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SLEEP APNEA, SNORING, AND/OR NASAL DRAINAGE Public/Granted day:2019-10-03
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