US 2013/0220339 A1Published application

Wearable Airway Supporting Device

OwnerHideo Koikeinventor

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Abstract

A wearable airway supporting device consisting essentially of elastic textile products and a matching set of form-fit mandible projectors, and has portions that encircle the head such that, when combined with a set of form-fit mandible projectors, exert pressure on at least the pterygoideus internus section of the user's mandible so as to apply upwardly, outward pressure on the lower jaw (mandible) in order to stabilize the same while the user is sleeping or unconscious, thereby preventing snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, and other airway obstruction caused by the tongue dropping back into the throat and blocking the user's airway. When the elastic members are placed around the front and back of the user's head, the device keeps the user's mandible jutted forward and prevents the tongue from falling back so that air flows through his airway.

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Dependent claims

A wearable airway supporting device for reducing airway obstruction in humans, said device comprising:

an elastic fabric means for holding the lower jaw in an upwardly forward thrust position, said elastic fabric means having at least a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the front portion forms a breathable, vision unobstructed face mask portion and the rear portion forms a rear head surface covering and is provided with ear openings on a left side and a right side of said rear portion, and wherein said rear portion is connected to said front portion so as to form a single integral member that secures a placement of the device when worn;
a jaw thrust effectuator means formed from a matching set of jaw thrust effectuator pieces for mandible projection in an upwardly outward direction, said matching set of form-fit mandible projectors being secured to elastic fabric means below and proximate to said ear openings at said left side and a right side of said rear portion.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.