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Patent Inventor Names
Matthias Vaska0
John E. Crowe0
Jonathan L. Podmore0
Sean Christopher Daniel0
Date of Patent
March 11, 2014
0Patent Application Number
137519280
Date Filed
January 28, 2013
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent 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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