US 12,220,598 B2
Mouthpiece apparatus for intraoral therapy and related system and method
Cristian Scurtescu, Edmonton (CA)
Assigned to SmileSonica, Inc., Edmonton (CA)
Appl. No. 17/166,898
Filed by SmileSonica, Inc., Edmonton (CA)
PCT Filed Sep. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/051234
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 3, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/047659, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,520, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0353956 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 5/0603 (2013.01) [A61N 5/0613 (2013.01); A61N 5/0624 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0606 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mouthpiece apparatus for intraoral therapy comprising:
an upper panel to be positioned proximate a user's maxillary teeth;
a lower panel to be positioned proximate the user's mandible teeth, wherein each of the upper panel and the lower panel comprises a respective first end and a respective second end;
a plurality of adjustable connectors interconnecting the upper panel and the lower panel and adjustable to change a spacing between the upper panel and the lower panel wherein the plurality of adjustable connectors comprise:
a first S-shaped adjustable connector proximate the first ends of the upper and lower panels;
a second S-shaped adjustable connector proximate the second ends of the upper and lower panels; and
a central adjustable connector midway between the first ends and second ends of the upper and lower panels;
at least one emitting element disposed in at least one of the upper panel and the lower panel; and
at least one flexible circuit board operatively connected to the at least one emitting element, wherein at least a portion of the at least one flexible circuit board is disposed within the central adjustable connector.