Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Custom-molded oral appliance and method of forming
- Patent Title (中): 定制口腔器具和成型方法
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Application No.: US12892217Application Date: 2010-09-28
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Publication No.: US08573224B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- 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: A61F5/56
- IPC: A61F5/56

Abstract:
A method for forming a custom-molded oral appliance for positioning a user's jaw proximate to centric occlusion is disclosed. The method includes heating a thin sheet of material comprising a polycaprolactone polymer. The thin sheet of material is positioned within the user's mouth. The user's jaw is positioned proximate to centric occlusion. The thin sheet of material is molded around at least respective portions of the user's upper and lower dental arches such that each of the respective portions of the user's upper and lower dental arches form respective impressions on opposite sides of the thin sheet of material. The thin sheet of material is transitioned to a substantially non-deformable state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110088701A1 Custom-Molded Oral Appliance and Method of Forming Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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