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Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008

Filed:

Oct. 12, 2004
Applicants:

Eugene N Scarberry, Trafford, PA (US);

Eric W Starr, Allison Park, PA (US);

Shari S Barnett, Cardiff, CA (US);

Mark H Sanders, Wexford, PA (US);

Robert R Rogers, Wexford, PA (US);

Lance Busch, Trafford, PA (US);

Inventors:

Eugene N Scarberry, Trafford, PA (US);

Eric W Starr, Allison Park, PA (US);

Shari S Barnett, Cardiff, CA (US);

Mark H Sanders, Wexford, PA (US);

Robert R Rogers, Wexford, PA (US);

Lance Busch, Trafford, PA (US);

Assignee:

RIC Investments, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus for selectively positioning intraoral anatomic features of a human patient to enhance upper airway stability for use alone or in combination with positive airway pressure as therapeutic treatment for obstructive sleep apnea and other conditions, such as snoring, which are symptomatic of upper airway instability.


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