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US 2023/0404794 A1Published application
Tongue stabilizing oral appliance
AssigneeJerry Chi Hu
InventorsJerry Chi Hu, Brent Finlayson
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing tongue stabilization during oral appliance therapy. The tongue stabilization apparatus is configured to hold a user's tongue in place or prohibit it from dropping back posteriorly, thereby stabilizing the user's tongue in a non-obstructive position through sleep, which can help to prevent the user from experiencing obstructive sleep apnea.
Claims20
A tongue stabilization apparatus, comprising:
- an upper clamp;
- a lower clamp;
- and
- a projection connected to at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp, wherein:
- actuation of the projection in a first direction causes at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp to be moved toward each other and grip a user's tongue;
- and
- actuation of the projection in an opposite direction causes at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp to be moved away from each other.
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An oral appliance device comprising a tongue stabilization apparatus, the tongue stabilization apparatus, comprising:
- an upper clamp;
- a lower clamp;
- and
- a projection connected to at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp, wherein:
- actuation of the projection in a first direction causes at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp to be moved toward each other and grip a user's tongue;
- and
- actuation of the projection in an opposite direction causes at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp to be moved away from each other.
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A method for stabilizing a user's tongue, comprising:
- receiving a user's tongue between an upper clamp and a lower clamp of a tongue stabilization apparatus included in an oral appliance device;
- receiving an actuation of a projection connected to at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp, wherein:
- actuation of the projection in a first direction causes at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp to be moved toward each other and grip the user's tongue during use of the oral appliance device;
- and
- actuation of the projection in an opposite direction causes at least one of the upper clamp and the lower clamp to be moved away from each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.