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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Brown Innovation, Llc, Lake Quivira, KS (US);
Inventor:
Thomas W. Brown, Lake Quivira, KS (US);
Assignee:
Brown Innovation, LLC, Lake Quivira, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61F 5/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61F 5/58 (2013.01); A61F 2005/563 (2013.01);
Abstract
A customizable mandibular advancement device for use in treating snoring and obstructive sleep apnea is provided. The device comprises upper and lower trays adapted to be fitted to a person's maxillary and mandibular arches. The upper tray comprises a stop member, which when engaged with a fin located on the lower tray, inhibits the posterior movement of the user's mandible thereby maintaining the mandible in an advanced position. Both the upper and lower trays comprise a core that is overmolded by a thermoplastic material that has a much lower softening temperature than the core.