Mouthpiece apparatus for intraoral therapy and related system and method
AssigneeSmilesonica Inc.
InventorCristian Scurtescu
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Abstract
Adjustable mouthpiece apparatuses for intraoral therapy are provided. The mouthpiece apparatus may comprise at least one emitting element to emit at least one therapeutic emission. In some embodiments, the mouthpiece apparatus comprises an upper panel and a lower panel and at least one adjustable connector interconnecting the upper panel and the lower panel and adjustable to change the spacing between the upper panel and the lower panel. The mouthpiece apparatus may thereby be adjusted for a range of vestibular heights. Also provided are related systems including adjustable mouthpiece apparatuses and related methods for making an adjustable mouthpiece apparatus.
Claims15
A mouthpiece apparatus for intraoral therapy comprising:
- an upper panel to be positioned proximate a user's maxillary teeth;
- a lower panel to be positioned proximate the user's mandible teeth, wherein each of the upper panel and the lower panel comprises a respective first end and a respective second end;
- a plurality of adjustable connectors interconnecting the upper panel and the lower panel and adjustable to change a spacing between the upper panel and the lower panel wherein the plurality of adjustable connectors comprise:
- a first S-shaped adjustable connector proximate the first ends of the upper and lower panels;
- a second S-shaped adjustable connector proximate the second ends of the upper and lower panels;
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- a central adjustable connector midway between the first ends and second ends of the upper and lower panels;
- at least one emitting element disposed in at least one of the upper panel and the lower panel;
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- at least one flexible circuit board operatively connected to the at least one emitting element, wherein at least a portion of the at least one flexible circuit board is disposed within the central adjustable connector.
A method for making a mouthpiece apparatus for intraoral therapy, comprising;
- providing an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein at least one of the upper panel and the lower panel comprises at least one emitting element, and wherein each of the upper panel and the lower panel comprises a respective first end and a respective opposed second end;
- operatively connecting at least one flexible circuit board to the at least one emitting element;
- interconnecting the upper panel and the lower panel with a plurality of adjustable connectors, wherein at least one adjustable connector, of the plurality of adjustable connectors, comprises wherein at least one adjustable connector, of the plurality of adjustable connectors, comprises:
- a first S-shaped adjustable connector proximate the first ends of the upper and lower panels;
- a second S-shaped adjustable connector proximate the second ends of the upper and lower panels, and
- a central adjustable connector midway between the first ends and second ends of the upper and lower panels;
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- wherein at least a portion of the at least one flexible circuit board is disposed within the central adjustable connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.