Cuspid and first bi-cuspid bite retainer for sleep apnea

• US 9,545,332 B2
• Filed: 09/27/2015
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenneth Luco
• Original Assignee: Kenneth Luco
• Inventors: Luco, Kenneth
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, TARLA R
• Application Number:
  US14/866,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20160015556A1
• Time in Patent Office: 478 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2005/563 Anti-bruxisme
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/566 Intra-oral devices

Abstract

A retainer with a block extending downwards from an otherwise generally flat surface is disclosed. The block corresponds to a region of one or more of the cuspids or pre-molars. A side block or other device on the upper retainer also abuts a wing or other abutment device of a lower retainer, causing the lower jaw to be pushed forward relative to the upper jaw and resting position (regular organic closing position) of the upper and lower jaw together. Thus, the upper teeth are pushed forward and a space is created between the teeth behind the (lower) block preventing an apnea during sleep.

Claims

1. A retainer system with:

an upper retainer adapted for abutment against upper teeth, said upper retainer comprising a) a generally flat and elongated lower surface adapted to cover molars and b) lower blocks extending further downwards than said generally flat and elongated lower surface which are adapted to cover canine and first bicuspid teeth;

said lower blocks of said upper retainer abutting said lower retainer causing a spaced apart region to be formed between said upper retainer and said lower retainer simultaneous, and

a lower retainer adapted for abutment against lower teeth, said lower retainer comprising a generally flat and elongated upper surface adapted to cover canine, cuspid, first and second bicuspids, as well as molars.

2. The retainer system of claim 1, wherein said upper retainer and lower retainer abut each other by way of contact between said lower blocks and said generally flat and elongated upper surface.

3. The retainer system of claim 1, wherein a space is formed between said upper retainer and said lower retainer at a region corresponding to said molars and said second bicuspid.

4. The retainer system of claim 3, wherein said lower retainer further comprises wings extending perpendicularly to said generally flat and elongated upper surface.

5. The retainer system of claim 4, wherein said wings abut respective side blocks jutting outwards with front side perpendicular to said generally flat and elongated lower surface.

6. The retainer system of claim 5, wherein a wire on each of said upper retainer and said lower retainer covers at least said incisors.

7. The retainer of claim 1, wherein said lower block has a rear side which is generally, or is, perpendicular to a lower side thereof.

8. The retainer of claim 1 further comprising wings extending from said lower retainer towards said upper retainer adapted to abut respective side blocks on exterior sides of said upper retainer.

9. A retainer system with abutting upper retainer and lower retainer, comprising:

a spaced apart region between areas of said upper retainer and said lower retainer configured to correspond to molars of teeth that said retainers are adapted to cover;

contact points between said upper retainer and said lower retainer at regions of said retainer system configured to correspond to a first bi-cuspid where said upper retainer and lower retainer are in contact when said spaced apart region which extends between areas of said upper retainer and said lower retainer corresponding to said molars of said teeth that said retainers are adapted to cover.

10. The retainer system of claim 9, wherein said spaced apart region further comprises a region corresponding to second bi-cuspid.

11. The retainer system of claim 10, wherein said contact points further comprise regions corresponding to said cuspids.

12. The retainer system of claim 11, wherein said lower retainer further comprises vertically extending wings.

13. The retainer system of claim 12, wherein said upper retainer further comprises blocks extending outwards at said spaced apart region, each with a generally flat front surface.

14. The retainer system of claim 13, wherein each wing of said wings abuts a generally flat front surface of a block of said blocks.

15. The retainer system of claim 9, wherein said contact points of said upper retainer are at a lowest most extremity of said upper retainer at a block extending downwards further than a rest of said upper retainer.

16. The retainer system of claim 15, wherein said contact points of said lower retainer on one of two generally flat elongated surfaces extend from a wire to an area corresponding to a molar.

17. The retainer of claim 9, wherein said spaced apart region is terminated at a rear most point of abutment of said upper retainer and said lower retainer.