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US 2024/0382298 A1Published application
Mount for an oral appliance
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorLutz Christian GERHARDT
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Abstract
A mount for an oral appliance. The mount comprises one or more holes that are configured to, when the mount is stretched in a first direction, cause a further deformation of the mount in at least one other direction, for example, to cause a bending or folding of the mount to improve clamping and conformation of the mount to oral tissues.
Claims15
An oral appliance for cleaning and/or treating a mouth of a subject, the oral appliance comprising:
- a cleaning or treatment module comprising:
- a mount formed of a deformable material and comprising:
- one or more holes positioned such that, when the mount is stretched in a first direction, the geometric shape of the mount is shifted so as to increase an amount of material that extends in at least one second, different direction;
- and
- one or more cleaning or treatment elements mounted on said mount;
- and
- an actuation mechanism configured to controllably stretch the mount in the first direction.
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