US 12,350,119 B2
Intra-oral appliance for delivering red, near-infrared and blue light for oral tissue healing
Kurt Mackie, Boerne, TX (US)
Filed by Kurt Mackie, Boerne, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/144,254.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/983,071, filed on Feb. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0267738 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 19/06 (2013.01) [A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0606 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0651 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0659 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intra-oral appliance for use inside of a mouth, comprising:
a first printed circuit board comprising a first light emitting diode positioned in a substantially opaque substrate for administering light waves on a first gum area and a second light emitting diode for administering light waves on a tooth;
a second printed circuit board comprising a third light emitting diode positioned in the substantially opaque substrate for administering light waves on a second gum area;
a first tongue extending from the center of the first printed circuit board and a second tongue extending from the center of the second printed circuit board;
a substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier module comprising a buccal rim, a lingual rim and a bite plane and having a slot in the center for receipt of the first tongue and the second tongue and the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board;
a communication port connected to the first tongue and the second tongue for connection to a controller to provide control signals to the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board; and
the substantially opaque substrate and an outer trans parent case encapsulating the substantially u-shaped printed circuit board carrier module containing the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board form a substantially u-shaped substrate,
a fourth light emitting diode positioned in the outer transparent case;
wherein the fourth light emitting diode is disposed exterior of the buccal rim for administering light waves to an exterior gum and a cheek area inside of a mouth.