US 12,186,231 B2
Oral appliance
W. Keith Thornton, Dallas, TX (US); and Alastair E. Mcauley, Auckland (NZ)
Assigned to AirWay Technologies, LLC, Farmers Branch, TX (US)
Filed by AirWay Technologies, LLC, Farmers Branch, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/181,655.
Application 18/181,655 is a continuation of application No. 17/750,039, filed on May 20, 2022, granted, now 11,628,087.
Application 17/750,039 is a continuation of application No. 16/427,524, filed on May 31, 2019, granted, now 11,426,304, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 16/427,524 is a continuation of application No. 14/931,942, filed on Nov. 4, 2015, granted, now 10,376,408, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 14/931,942 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/834,149, filed on Aug. 24, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/041,486, filed on Aug. 25, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0210687 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/566 (2013.01) [A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/4833 (2013.01); A61B 5/682 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An oral appliance configured to inhibit breathing through a mouth of a user, the oral appliance comprising:
an upper arch configured to be positioned within the mouth proximate a maxillary dentition of the user when the upper arch is positioned in the mouth, the upper arch comprising a first upper attachment point and a second upper attachment point, the first upper attachment point and the second upper attachment point being positioned, with respect to each other, on opposite sides of a plane substantially bisecting the upper arch;
a seal configured to couple to the upper arch at the first upper attachment point and the second upper attachment point to inhibit breathing through the mouth when the oral appliance is positioned in the mouth, each of the first upper attachment point and the second upper attachment point comprises a tab that extends from the upper arch, the seal comprises a first receptacle and a second receptacle, each of the first receptacle and the second receptacle configured to receive at least one tab to couple the seal to the upper arch; and
an electronic device coupled to the seal, the electronic device configured to monitor a feature of an environment proximate the seal.