System and method for treatment of upper airway disorders
First Claim
1. A system for treating a patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, the system comprising:
- a set of appliances comprising;
a first appliance being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a first predetermined geometry relative to a maxilla of the patient;
at least a second appliance being adapted to displace the mandible of the patient by a second predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla of the patient;
whereupon the first predetermined geometry is substantially different from the second predetermined geometry;
whereupon either one of the first appliance or at least the second appliance is worn by the patient based upon a predetermined treatment plan that includes one or more provisions for wearing at least the first and the second appliances.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for treating a mammalian patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, e.g., sleep apnea. The system has a set of appliances including a first appliance being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a first predetermined geometry relative to a maxilla of the patient. The set also includes at least a second appliance adapted to displace the mandible of the patient by a second predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla of the patient. In a specific embodiment, the first predetermined geometry is substantially different from the second predetermined geometry. Preferably, either one of the first appliance or at least the second appliance is worn by the patient based upon a predetermined treatment plan that includes one or more provisions for wearing at least the first and the second appliances.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for treating a patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, the system comprising:
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a set of appliances comprising;
a first appliance being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a first predetermined geometry relative to a maxilla of the patient;
at least a second appliance being adapted to displace the mandible of the patient by a second predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla of the patient;
whereupon the first predetermined geometry is substantially different from the second predetermined geometry;
whereupon either one of the first appliance or at least the second appliance is worn by the patient based upon a predetermined treatment plan that includes one or more provisions for wearing at least the first and the second appliances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for treating a patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, the method comprising:
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selecting one of a plurality of appliances from a set of appliances, the set of appliances being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a plurality of predetermined geometries relative to a maxilla of the patient, the set of appliances comprising a first appliance being adapted to displace the mandible by a first predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla, at least a second appliance adapted to displace the mandible by a second predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla, and the first predetermined geometry is substantially different from the second predetermined geometry;
inserting the selected appliance from the set of appliances into an oral cavity of the patient;
maintaining the selected appliance in the oral cavity during a first time period associated with a first period of sleep; and
repeating the selecting, inserting, and maintaining during a second time period associated with a second period of sleep for either the first appliance or the second appliance based upon if the first appliance or the second appliance was previously selected, inserted, and maintained; and
a predetermined treatment plan that includes one or more provisions for wearing at least the first and the second appliances. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for fabricating a set of appliances for treating a patient having obstructive sleep disordered breathing, the method comprising:
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obtaining information associated with a mechanical description of the patient'"'"'s oral cavity;
manufacturing, based on the information associated with the mechanical description, a set of appliances being adapted to displace a mandible of the patient by a plurality of predetermined geometries relative to a maxilla of the patient, the set of appliances comprising a first appliance being adapted to displace the mandible by a first predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla, at least a second appliance adapted to displace the mandible by a second predetermined geometry relative to the maxilla, and the first predetermined geometry is substantially different from the second predetermined geometry;
packaging the set of appliances; and
transmitting the set of appliances including the first appliance and at least the second appliance to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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