Airway device with tongue-engaging member
US8667970B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/74
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An oral device for improving airway patency includes a base adapted to be held between a patient's upper and lower teeth and a tongue-engaging member. The tongue-engaging member engages the tongue and displaces the tongue anteriorly when the base is held between the patient's teeth. A vacuum is applied through the base and the tongue-engaging member in order to draw the soft palate against a posterior region of the tongue in order to stabilize the soft palate and open or clear the patient's airway.
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