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Adjustable tongue positioning device and method

  • US 5,465,734 A
  • Filed: 04/05/1994
  • Issued: 11/14/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a tongue positioning apparatus, the combination comprisinga) a tongue sleeve having a top surface, configured for reception and retention of the forward extent of the user'"'"'s tongue, and configured to be retained by the user'"'"'s mouth,b) an airway on the tongue sleeve having an outlet positioned on the top surface of the tongue sleeve and an inlet, wherein the inlet communicates from the exterior of the user'"'"'s mouth to the outlet in the interior of the user'"'"'s mouth when the apparatus is retained by the user'"'"'s mouth,c) a removable shield means shaped to be received and retained outwardly of the user'"'"'s lip having a shelf unitary with the shield means and extending at an angle from the shield which is configured to receive the user'"'"'s lips, andd) an attachment means for attaching the shield means to said tongue sleeve to permit positioning the shield means and the shelf relative to the tongue forward extent whereby the tongue may be comfortably positioned and retained in said tongue sleeve, whereby snoring is reduced as the tongue is brought forward, out of the mouth, and forward movement of the shield means will move the tongue so as to provide lessened airway obstruction.

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