Sleep appliance

A - Human Necessities – 61 – F

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A61F 5/56 (2006.01) A61C 7/08 (2006.01)

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CA 2651916

A dental oral appliance for use with patients who suffer with sleep disorders, to reduce or eliminate snoring or obstructive sleep apnea and to open the airway for a sleeping patient. Retention for the appliance is provided by an occlusal coverage of the upper or lower teeth. A raised incisor ramp (110) that extends from the incisal tip of the incisor toward the lingual, or posterior ramps, separate the posterior teeth to open the airway. A transpalatal member (28), which extends from the lingual of the right molars to the lingual of the left molars, inhibits the upward and backward movement of the tongue. The tranpalatal member may be curved and may slidably fit in the body of the appliance. A posterior tongue restrainer may be attached to the transpalatal member. There may be a plurality of raised projections (232, 234, 236) on the bottom of the transpalatal member.

L'invention concerne un dispositif dentaire, buccal, destiné à des patients souffrant de troubles du sommeil. Ledit dispositif sert à réduire ou à éliminer le ronflement ou l'apnée du sommeil obstructive, et à ouvrir les voies respiratoires d'un patient lors de son sommeil. Le dispositif est retenu par couverture occlusale de la mâchoire supérieure ou inférieure. Une rampe à incisives relevée s'étendant de la pointe des incisives vers la face linguale, ou des rampes postérieures, séparent les dents postérieures afin d'ouvrir les voies respiratoires. Un élément transpalatal s'étendant de la face linguale des molaires droites vers la face linguale des molaires gauches inhibe le mouvement vers le haut et vers le bas de la langue. L'élément transpalatal peut être courbé et entrer par coulissage dans le corps du dispositif. Un élément de retenue de langue postérieur peut être attaché à l'élément transpalatal. La base de l'élément transpalatal peut comporter une pluralité de saillies relevées.

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