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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
University Technologies International, Inc., Calgary, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for automatically and continuously regulating the amount of mandibular displacement to an optimal value during obstructive sleep apnea treatment. Obstructive sleep apnea therapy is implemented by a device which automatically reevaluates an applied mandibular displacement and continually searches for a minimum displacement required to adequately distend a patient's pharyngeal airway. The minimum optimal displacement varies with body position, stage of sleep throughout the night, the patient's body weight, and whether alcohol or sleeping medicine has been ingested.