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US 11,998,407 B2Granted
Methods of producing removable oral devices
AssigneeScientific Intake Limited Co.
InventorsWilliam H Longley, Richard P Schneider, Anthony R Tremaglio, Marc M Gibeley
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Abstract
Certain configurations of methods which can be used to produce removable oral devices are described. In some instances, the removable oral devices can be produced using molding, digital scanning, on demand printing and/or other processes. In certain examples, the produced removable oral device can be used in weight management, athletic performance or in other applications.
Claims15
A method of producing a removable oral device, the method comprising:
- obtaining an image of an oral cavity of a human;
- and providing the removable oral device using the obtained image, the removable oral device comprising a palatal element coupled to a clasping element, in which the palatal element is configured to contact a roof of the human's mouth at a palatal surface, the palatal element comprising a body comprising a thickness configured to lower a vaulted area of the roof of the mouth to decrease an overall oral volume of the mouth to a first oral volume, wherein the body comprises a variable hardness across a tongue surface of the body, wherein the variable hardness comprises a Vickers hardness that gradually decreases from a central apex to outer edges of the palatal element, wherein the clasping element is configured to assist in removal of the removable oral device from the mouth, and wherein the removable oral device is configured to not alter or retain a position of teeth with continued use of the removable oral device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.