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US 2026/0215960 A1Published application
Mandibular Advancement Bite Block
OwnerSteven E. Handel, Andrew S. Ryserinventors
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Abstract
A dental device that includes an adjustment device, a first body fixably coupled to the adjustment device, and a second body movably coupled to the adjustment device and spaced apart from the first body. The first body and the second body can be inserted into a patient’s mouth. The second body can move relative to the first body to adjust a position of the patient’s mandible.
Claims20
A dental device comprising:
- an adjustment device;
- a first body fixably coupled to the adjustment device;
- and
- a second body movably coupled to the adjustment device and spaced apart from the first body;
- wherein the first body and the second body are configured to be inserted into a patient’s mouth, and wherein the second body is configured to move relative to the first body to adjust a position of the patient’s mandible.
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A dental device for adjusting a position of a patient’s mandible, the dental device comprising:
- a first body including a first channel configured to receive a first number of the patient’s teeth;
- a second body including a second channel configured to receive a second number of the patient’s teeth;
- a first arm fixably coupled to the first body;
- a second arm fixably coupled to the second body;
- and
- an adjustment device including an actuator;
- wherein the first arm is fixably coupled to the adjustment device;
- wherein movement of the actuator permits movement of the second arm relative to the first arm.
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A method of adjusting a position of a patient’s mandible, the method comprising:
- inserting a first block into the patient’s mouth proximate to the maxilla;
- inserting a second block into the patient’s mouth proximate to the mandible;
- moving the second block relative to the first block to move the patient’s mandible relative to the maxilla.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.