US 12,109,174 B2
Orthotropic and orthodontic oral device and method
Nafys Samandari, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Assigned to Keystone Orthotropics LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Keystone Orthotropics LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/138,831.
Application 17/138,831 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2020/027279, filed on Apr. 8, 2020.
Application 17/138,831 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/711,128, filed on Dec. 11, 2019, abandoned.
Application 17/138,831 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/383,223, filed on Apr. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,555,876.
Prior Publication US 2021/0121371 A1, Apr. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. A61J 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 17/107 (2020.05) [A61J 17/001 (2015.05)] 22 Claims
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1. An oral pacification device adapted to be at least partially inserted into an oral cavity, the oral pacification device comprising:
an extra-oral base; and
an intra-oral nipple extending posteriorly from the extra-oral base, wherein a direction from the extra-oral base to the intra-oral nipple represents a first direction, the intra-oral nipple comprising:
an exterior shell, wherein the exterior shell includes a first side of the intra-oral nipple configured to lay against a tongue and a second side of the intra-oral nipple configured to lay against a roof of a mouth, wherein a direction between the first side and the second side of the intra-oral nipple represents a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
a chamber within the exterior shell;
a first pad positioned along a third side of the intra-oral nipple, wherein the first pad allows lateral expansion in the second direction of the intra-oral nipple at the first side and the second side;
a second pad positioned along a fourth side of the intra-oral nipple opposite the third side, wherein the second pad allows lateral expansion in the second direction of the intra-oral nipple at the first side and the second side; and
a central superior cleft extending on the second side from the extra-oral base to an opposite end of the intra-oral nipple, wherein the central superior cleft is set between the first pad and the second pad.