INCREMENTAL ADJUSTABLE MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE FOR PREVENTING AND TREATMENT OF SNORING AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC A61F5/56 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions comprises an incremental adjustable mandibular advancement device (embodiments), and a kit comprising device embodiments and a thermometer, relates to medicine and is intended to prevent or reduce snoring and/or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Incremental adjustable mandibular advancement device for preventing and treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea an upper member adapted to engage the maxillary dentition of a human, and a lower member adapted to engage the mandibulary dentition of a human. Upper and lower members are integrated with each other through a resilient hinge, located in the most dorsal part of the device, made of the same material as the upper and lower members, and being resilient due to the material itself. Upper and lower members are incrementally adjustable to each other by an incremental mechanism comprising multiple snaps including a male structure of the incremental mechanism and a female structure of the incremental mechanism located on the member part forming the hinge. Upper and lower members have additional protrusions configured to prevent completely joining of teeth. According to the second embodiment, the lower member can be incrementally adjustable relative to the upper member by an incremental mechanism comprising multiple snaps including a male structure of the incremental mechanism and a female structure of the incremental mechanism. According to the third embodiment, the upper member can be incrementally adjustable relative to the lower member by an incremental mechanism comprising multiple snaps including a male structure of the incremental mechanism and a female structure of the incremental mechanism.

EFFECT: inventions allow patients with outmost variability of the human dentition to use the device independently without special medical skills due to the use of thermoplastic materials.

17 cl, 52 dwg