# US 2021/0330487 A1 · Oral device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0330487 A1 - Document ID: US20210330487A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/239,881 - Filed: 2021-04-26 - Published: 2021-10-28 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-27 - Inventors: Nazar Kalivoshko - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210330487A1 ## CPC - A61F 5/566: {Intra-oral devices} - A61M 21/00: Other devices or methods to cause a change in the state of consciousness; Devices for producing or ending sleep by mechanical, optical, or acoustical means, e.g. for hypnosis - A61M 21/02: for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia (for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N1/36021) - A61M 2021/0022: {by the tactile sense, e.g. vibrations} - A61M 2021/0055: {with electric or electro-magnetic fields} - A61M 2021/0083: {especially for waking up} - A61M 2205/3303: Using a biosensor - A61M 2205/3331: Pressure; Flow - A61M 2205/3375: Acoustical, e.g. ultrasonic, measuring means - A61M 2205/3553: remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office - A61M 2205/3592: using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission - A61M 2210/0625: Mouth - A61M 2230/435: partial O2 pressure (P-O2) - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} ## Abstract An oral device includes a mouthpiece and a stimulant package including a motor that causes the mouthpiece to vibrate. The stimulant package includes a sensor, a battery, and a controller including a transceiver communicating with a remote device by a wired or wireless connection. The sensor and/or the remote device detect specified conditions for activating the stimulant package. Programming and/or control are performed at a user interface of the stimulant package and/or the remote device. Inhibiting snoring and/or sleep apnea includes placing the device in a user's mouth prior to sleeping and activating the motor to cause the mouthpiece to vibrate when a specified condition is met. Waking a user includes setting a parameter including a time of day; placing the device in a user's mouth prior to sleeping; and activating the motor to cause the mouthpiece to vibrate at the time of day. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An oral device comprising: a mouthpiece; and a stimulant package comprising a motor, wherein the motor is configured to cause the mouthpiece to vibrate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The oral device of claim 1, the stimulant package further comprising a controller connected to control the motor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The oral device of claim 2, the stimulant package further comprising at least one sensor connected to the controller. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The oral device of claim 3, the at least one sensor is selected from the group comprising: a microphone, a contact sensor, a pressure sensor, a sound sensor, an airflow sensor, an oxygen sensor, a vibration sensor, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The oral device of claim 3, the stimulant package further comprising a rechargeable battery connected to power the controller, sensor, and motor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The oral device of claim 2, the stimulant package further comprising a transceiver connected to the controller and configured to communicate with a remote device by a wired or wireless connection. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The oral device of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to receive programming, control, and/or condition information from the remote device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The oral device of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to activate the motor when a specified condition is met. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The oral device of claim 2, the stimulant package further comprising electrodes connected to the controller and configured to provide an electrical stimulation when a specified condition is met. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The oral device of claim 1, wherein the stimulant package is removably coupled to the mouthpiece. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The oral device of claim 1, the stimulant package further comprising a waterproof seal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The oral device of claim 11, wherein the waterproof seal comprises a cover. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The oral device of claim 12, further comprising a plurality of projections extending from a surface of the cover. ### Claim 14 A method of inhibiting snoring and/or sleep apnea comprising: placing an oral device comprising a mouthpiece and a stimulant package comprising a vibrating motor in a user's mouth prior to sleeping; and activating the motor to cause the mouthpiece to vibrate within the user's mouth when a specified condition is met. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising detecting the specified condition using a sensor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the specified condition is detected based on conditions selected from the group comprising: contact, pressure, sound, airflow, vibration, oxygen, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving information about the specified condition from a remote device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising receiving programming and/or control information from a remote device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the programming and/or control information includes parameters including type of stimulation, speed of stimulation, strength of stimulation, duration of stimulation, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 20 A method of waking a user comprising: setting a parameter including a time of day; placing an oral device comprising a mouthpiece and a stimulant package comprising a vibrating motor in a user's mouth prior to sleeping; and activating the motor to cause the mouthpiece to vibrate within the user's mouth at the time of day.