Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oral appliance for treating a breathing condition
- Patent Title (中): 用于治疗呼吸状况的口腔器具
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Application No.: US12829759Application Date: 2010-07-02
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Publication No.: US08356603B2Publication Date: 2013-01-22
- Inventor: W. Keith Thornton
- Applicant: W. Keith Thornton
- Applicant Address: US TX Carrollton
- Assignee: AirWay Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: AirWay Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Carrollton
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: A61M16/00
- IPC: A61M16/00 ; A61F5/37 ; A61F11/00 ; A61C5/14 ; A61C3/00

Abstract:
In certain embodiments, an apparatus for treating a breathing condition includes a body, a threaded member, a hook, and a receiver. The body comprises a front stop, a rear stop, and a guide extending between the stops. The threaded member couples between the stops and rotates relative to the body. The hook couples to the guide, comprises a threaded passage and an arm that engages a lower arch, and travels in a forward direction along the guide to adjust the position of the lower arch. The receiver couples to the lower arch and comprises a shelf that engages the arm of the hook. The apparatus may include an extender coupled to the receiver and providing a shelf that is more rearward than the shelf of the receiver. The apparatus may include a post that couples the apparatus to another device. In certain embodiments, a removable receiver, which may be one of a plurality of removable receivers with different dimensions, is removably positioned within a recess in a posterior surface of a lower arch and is engaged by a connector of an upper arch to define the relative positions of the arches.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100269835A1 Oral Appliance for Treating a Breathing Condition Public/Granted day:2010-10-28
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