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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
W. Keith Thornton, Dallas, TX (US);
W. Keith Thornton, Dallas, TX (US);
AirWay Technologies, LLC, Carrollton, TX (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring mandibular position is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first slide operable to adjustably couple to a second slide, such that the second slide is operable to travel in a direction substantially parallel to a long axis of the first slide, and an indicator configured to indicate a location of the second slide relative to the first slide in the direction substantially parallel to the long axis of the first slide. The apparatus further includes an adjustment mechanism coupled to the first slide and the second slide, the adjustment mechanism configured to adjust the distance between the first slide and the second slide in a direction substantially orthogonal to the long axis of the first slide.