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US 2021/0267738 A1Published application
Intra-oral appliance for delivering red, near-infrared and blue light for oral tissue healing
OwnerKurt MACKIEinventor
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Abstract
An intra-oral appliance for delivering light waves from inside the mouth directly to the oral tissues via a clear, mouthguard positioned on the user's upper and lower teeth, having a series of light emitting diodes disposed on buccal and lingual sides of the appliance and an antenna or data connector for wireless or wired control and application of light waves of a variety of wavelengths to the oral tissues via the LEDs.
Claims17
An intra-oral appliance for use inside of a mouth, comprising:
- a first printed circuit board comprising at least one light emitting diode positioned in a substantially opaque substrate for administering light waves on a first gum area and at least one light emitting diode for administering light waves on a tooth;
- a second printed circuit board comprising at least one light emitting diode positioned in a substantially opaque substrate for administering light waves on a second gum area;
- a first tongue extending from the center of the first printed circuit board and a second tongue extending from the center of the second printed circuit board;
- a substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier module having a slot in the center for receipt of the first tongue and the second tongue and the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board;
- a communication port connected to the first tongue and the second tongue for connection to a controller to provide control signals to the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board;
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- an outer transparent case encapsulating the substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier module containing the first printed circuit board and second printed circuit board,
- wherein the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board form a substantial u-shaped substrate.
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A method of assembling an intra-oral appliance, comprising:
- connecting a first array of light emitting diodes to a first printed circuit board;
- connecting a second array of light emitting diodes to a second printed circuit board having a first end and a second end;
- bending the first printed circuit board into a substantial u-shape with the first array of light emitting diodes facing the interior of the substantial u-shape;
- folding a lower portion of the first printed circuit board upward to create a substantially right angle with an upper portion of the first printed circuit board;
- bending outward a first printed circuit board tongue;
- turning inward the first end and the second end of the second printed circuit board to form a substantial u-shape;
- bending outward a second printed circuit board tongue;
- forming a substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier module having a tongue slot by injecting silicone between an upper chase and a lower chase;
- inserting the bent first printed circuit board and the turned second printed circuit board into the substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier by inserted the first printed circuit board tongue and the second printed circuit board tongue into the printed circuit board carrier slot;
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- encapsulating the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board with a transparent silicone layer.
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An intra-oral appliance system, comprising:
- a first printed circuit board comprising at least one light emitting diode positioned in a substantially opaque substrate for administering light waves on a first gum area and at least one light emitting diode for administering light waves on a tooth;
- a second printed circuit board comprising at least one light emitting diode positioned in a substantially opaque substrate for administering light waves on a second gum area;
- a first tongue extending from the center of the first printed circuit board and a second tongue extending from the center of the second printed circuit board;
- a substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier module having a slot in the center for receipt of the first tongue and the second tongue and the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board;
- a communication port connected to the first tongue and the second tongue for connection to a controller to provide control signals to the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board;
- an outer transparent case encapsulating the substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier module containing the first printed circuit board and second printed circuit board;
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- a controller in communication with the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board via the communication port,
- wherein the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board form a substantial u-shaped substrate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.