Intra-oral appliances and systems
AssigneesThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Enhale Medical, Inc.
InventorsFrancis A. Papay, Kelly B. Emerton, Charles P. Steiner, Anthony V. Caparso
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Abstract
An intra-oral appliance to power and/or communicate with a neurostimulator is provided. The intra-oral appliance can include a teeth covering configured to fit over mandibular incisor, canine and/or premolar teeth of a human being and a remote controller in the form of a housing extending posteriorly from and operably connected to the teeth covering. The housing can include a power source, a coupling coil configured to transmit power to the neurostimulator and configured to receive power from an external charger, and electrical circuitry operably connected to the coupling coil and the power source.
Claims12
An intra-oral appliance to treat sleep disordered breathing in a patient comprising:
- a teeth covering configured to fit over mandibular incisor, canine and/or premolar teeth of a human being;
- a remote controller comprising a housing extending posteriorly from and operably connected to the teeth covering, the remote controller sized and dimensioned to be positioned, in its entirety, in the intra-oral cavity and configured to be positioned underneath the ventral surface of the tongue in an operable configuration, the housing comprising:
- a power source;
- a
- a coupling coil configured to transmit power to a neurostimulator and configured to receive power from an external charger;
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- a control circuit operably connected to the coupling coil and the power source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.