Osteogenetic-pneumopedic appliance, system, and method

• US 8,192,196 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2009
• Issued: 06/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gurdev Dave Singh
• Inventors: Singh, Gurdev Dave
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Cris L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mai, Hao D
• Application Number:
  US12/601,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20110269095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 965 Days
• Field of Search: 433 6- 7, 433 18- 24, 128/848
• US Class Current: 433/7
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 7/10 Devices having means to apply outwardly directed force, e.g. expanders
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/566 Intra-oral devices

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention consists of a non-rigid, epigenetic-pneumopedic appliance comprising a wire-type framework supporting bow, bands, brackets or a clasp. The appliance includes active elements adapted to provide brief doses of cyclic forces to induce sutural osteogenesis. The active elements are vibrational, ultrasonic or oscillatory components. The epigenetic-pneumopedic appliance cooperates with an actuator or other expansion mechanism, such as suture spring, that straddles the midline of the appliance. The appliance further includes tooth-contacting material having high-elasticity, such as pre-formed alloys that form 3-D axial springs, which adapt to the long axis of the palatal/lingual surfaces of the teeth. The appliance also includes a plurality of micro-screws 2 along with driving means preferably consisting of either an electrical, ultrasonic (vibrational) meso-motor, or, alternatively, a micro-motor. The epigenetic-pneumopedic appliance may be used with directional bite props.

Claims

1. A pneumopedic-orthodontic appliance for inducing remodeling of craniofacial hard and soft tissues, the appliance comprising:

a removable oral framework consisting of a continuous body wire/archform wherein the continuous body wire/archform incorporates an omega loop in the midline with contiguous contra-loops, and includes extensions adapted to overlay an occlusal surface of posterior teeth bilaterally;

a contacting material adapted to contact a tooth, the contacting material is coupled to the archform and is adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth;

wherein the contacting material having the ability to produce and transmit intermittent, cyclic signals and wherein the contacting material comprises at least one 3-D axial spring;

a midline suture spring, which permits separation of said archform, wherein the archform includes a plurality of archform-C-clasps, which are anchored to said archform and are adapted to attach to said posterior teeth bilaterally;

an anterior split acrylic bite plane, which extends over said archform and said contacting material; and

a wrap-round labial bow having at least one bow-C-clasp for retention and U loops for adjustability.

2. A pneumopedic-orthodontic appliance adapted to induce remodeling of craniofacial hard and soft tissues and tissue spaces including teeth, a palate in an upper arch and a lingual mucosa of a lower arch, the appliance comprising:

an oral appliance comprising a continuous body wire/archform having a midline, the continuous body wire/archform incorporating an omega loop disposed at the midline with at least one contiguous contra-loop, and the continuous body wire/archform being adapted to extend or overlay the palate in the upper arch and the lingual mucosa of the lower arch;

at least one directional bite prop adapted to arrange on an occlusal surface of selected teeth either unilaterally or bilaterally;

a tooth-contacting material coupled to the continuous body wire/archform, the tooth-contacting material being adapted to contact a palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth wherein the tooth-contacting material has the ability to produce and transmit intermittent, cyclic signals to said palatal/lingual surface of said tooth and wherein the tooth-contacting material comprises at least one 3-D axial spring;

a midline suture spring being adapted to permit separation of the continuous body wire/archform, further comprising at least one archform-C-clasp coupled to the continuous body wire/archform wherein the continuous body wire/archform is adapted to attach to posterior teeth bilaterally;

an anterior split biteplane extending over the continuous body wire/archform and the tooth contacting materials; and

a wrap-round labial bow with at least one bow-C-clasp for retention and at least one U-loop for adjustability.

3. The appliance of claim 2 wherein the contacting material further comprises:

a lever arm of a vibrational meso-motor capable of producing intermittent, cyclic signaling.

4. The appliance of claim 2 wherein the contacting material further comprises:

a means for creating a vibratory signal which is adapted to contact the palatal/lingual surface of one tooth, the means for creating a vibratory signal further comprising ultrasonic technology and the means for creating a vibratory signal couples to the continuous body wire/archform.

5. The appliance of claim 4 wherein the ultrasonic technology comprises:

an actuator consisting of a suture spring disposed to straddle a midline of the appliance.

6. The appliance of claim 4 wherein the ultrasonic technology comprises:

at least one of the following, an ultrasonic (vibrational) meso-motor or a micro-motor.

7. The appliance of claim 4 wherein the ultrasonic technology comprises:

a plurality of micromechanical vibrational motors.

8. The appliance of claim 2 further comprising:

an extended midline suture spring adapted for the transient managements of patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea.