Apparatus for positioning the mandibular jaws
US6394799B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C7/36
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for the correction of the relative position between the maxillary and the mandibular jaws comprises a first guiding element and a second guiding element. The two guiding elements are mounted in a position lateral to the corresponding dental arch by means of anchoring elements. The two guiding elements are initially disengaged from each other and come together to cooperate only from a pre-set intermediary position of closure of the mandibular jaw toward the maxillary jaw. The two guiding elements constructed so that, from the intermediate closure position, they come into reciprocal contact and form contact surfaces with relative sliding movement. Upon closure of the jaws, the cooperating contact between the two guiding elements exerts automatically a push in a direction of the relative displacement of the maxillary jaw and the mandibular jaw for the assuming of the correct relative position between the maxillary jaw and the mandibular jaw.
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