Intra-oral continuous positive airway pressure (cpap)...

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A - Human Necessities

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A61M 16/00 (2006.01) A61F 5/56 (2006.01) A61M 16/06 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2754070

The present invention provides intra-oral interfaces, systems and methods for preventing sleep apnea, the interfaces comprises a conduit adapted to receive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) from a CPAP source, and for delivering posi-tive air pressure to a mouth of a patient, a mouthpiece through which the conduit extends, the mouthpiece having a portion config-ured to reside between the teeth and inner part of the lips and cheeks in the mouth of the patient; and an active seal associated with the mouthpiece, the active seal having at least a portion thereof adapted to reside in a buccal vestibulum of the patient, the active seal being configured to bulge and contract as the patient breathes.

La présente invention porte sur des interfaces intra-orales, des systèmes et des procédés destinés à empêcher des apnées du sommeil, l'interface comprenant un conduit apte à recevoir une pression expiratoire positive continue (CPAP) provenant d'une source de CPAP, et à délivrer une pression d'air positive à la bouche d'un patient, un embout buccal dans lequel s'étend le conduit, l'embout buccal comportant une partie configurée pour résider entre les dents et la partie interne des lèvres et des joues dans la bouche du patient ; et un joint d'étanchéité actif associé à l'embout buccal, le joint d'étanchéité actif comportant au moins une partie apte à résider dans un vestibule buccal du patient, le joint d'étanchéité actif étant configuré pour se gonfler et se contracter au fur et à mesure que le patient respire.

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