Intraoral acupressure apparatus
AssigneeIntra Oral Technologies, Inc.
InventorJames Peter Allen
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Abstract
An intraoral acupressure apparatus and method of treating a user are disclosed. The apparatus may include a base shaped to conform to a palate of a user, the base configured to be removably held adjacent to the palate in a predetermined position relative to acupressure points located on the user's palate. The apparatus may additionally include one or more projections extending out from the base and configured to contact one or more acupressure points of the user's palate when the apparatus is removably held in the predetermined position. The base may be configured to be removably held in the predetermined position without wire hooks or clasps.
Claims6
A method of treating a user, comprising:
- making an apparatus from an impression of a palate of a user, the apparatus including:
- a base configured to conform to the user's palate, the base configured to be removably held, without wire hooks or clasps, adjacent to the palate in a predetermined position relative to acupressure points located on the palate of the user, and
- one or more projections that extend out from the base and are configured to contact one or more acupressure points of the user's palate when the base is held in the predetermined position, and placing the base in the predetermined position in the user's mouth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.