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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:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Applicant:
Youhanna Al-tawil, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventor:
Youhanna Al-Tawil, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/22 (2006.01); G05G 1/52 (2008.04);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/011 (2013.01); A61B 5/4542 (2013.01); A61B 5/228 (2013.01); G05G 1/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intra-oral pressure monitoring system is provided. The system is beneficial for measuring or monitoring teeth clinching or grinding during sleep. The system includes a generally horseshoe-shaped, elastomeric mouth piece. The mouth piece is dimensioned to reside between the upper and lower teeth of a patient. The mouth piece has a two or more fluid-containing cells embedded therein. The cells are configured to receive pressure applied by the teeth of a patient. The system is able to monitor bite pressures during a patient's sleep or time of resting. A method for monitoring bite pressures of a patient during sleep is also provided.