US 12,213,907 B2
Provisional oral sleep appliance
Reza Radmand, Boston, MA (US); and Stephen J Cole, White Plains, NY (US)
Assigned to Achaemenid, LLC
Filed by Achaemenid, LLC, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on May 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/871,477.
Application 16/871,477 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2018/060066, filed on Nov. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/889,383, filed on Aug. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/689,380, filed on Jun. 25, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/678,292, filed on May 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/678,287, filed on May 31, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/595,712, filed on Dec. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/592,857, filed on Nov. 30, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/585,145, filed on Nov. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0268546 A1, Aug. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/566 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A provisional oral appliance for the temporary treatment of sleep apnea, comprising:
an upper tray for receiving upper teeth of a user, the upper tray including a pair of posterior sockets formed in opposed lateral sides of the upper tray, the pair of posterior sockets each including a spherical inner surface defining a concave interior space;
a lower tray for receiving lower teeth of a user, the lower tray including a pair of anterior sockets formed in opposed lateral sides of the lower tray, the pair of anterior sockets each including a spherical inner surface defining a concave interior space; and
a pair of struts pivotably joined to the upper tray and the lower tray, wherein the pair of struts each comprise a posterior projection provided on a posterior end of the strut and an anterior projection provided on an anterior end of the strut, the posterior projections of the struts each having an outer surface that is at least partially spherical in shape and includes a pair of opposed planar surfaces, and the anterior projections of the struts each having an outer surface that is at least partially spherical in shape and includes a pair of opposed planar surfaces,
wherein
the pair of opposed planar surfaces included in the posterior projection of a first strut of the pair of struts and the pair of opposed planar surfaces included in the anterior projection of the first strut of the pair of struts are substantially perpendicular to a length of the first strut,
the pair of opposed planar surfaces included in the posterior projection of a second strut of the pair of struts and the pair of opposed planar surfaces included in the anterior projection of the second strut of the pair of struts are substantially perpendicular to a length of the second strut,
the spherical inner surface of the posterior sockets of the upper tray are configured to rotationally engage with the outer surface of the posterior projections of the struts to define posterior joints in which a majority of the posterior projections are positioned within the concave interior spaces of the posterior sockets,
the spherical inner surface of the anterior sockets of the lower tray are configured to rotationally engage with the outer surface of the anterior projections of the struts to define anterior joints of the provisional oral appliance in which a majority of the anterior projections are positioned within the concave interior spaces of the anterior sockets, and
the struts are configured for positioning the upper tray and the lower tray in an offset configuration so that the lower teeth of the user are urged forwardly relative to the upper teeth.