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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Eugene N. Scarberry, Trafford, PA (US);
Gary Lotz, Mars, PA (US);
Lance Busch, Trafford, PA (US);
Robert Dale Parks, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Stygar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ronald B. Kemnitzer, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Eugene N. Scarberry, Trafford, PA (US);
Gary Lotz, Mars, PA (US);
Lance Busch, Trafford, PA (US);
Robert Dale Parks, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Stygar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ronald B. Kemnitzer, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An oral appliance is provided for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. The oral appliance includes an upper tray adaptable to conform to a user's maxillary dentition and a plurality of lower trays, each of the lower trays adaptable to conform to the user's mandibular dentition. At least some of the lower trays are structured to engage the upper tray, each of the lower trays are structured to impart a different fixed amount of mandibular advancement.