US 12,458,527 B1
Systems, methods, and devices for treating mouth and jaw disorders
Mamta Ketan Shah, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Mamta Ketan Shah, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed by Mamta Ketan Shah, Fremont, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/302,417.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/019,774, filed on May 4, 2020.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61C 17/10 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/566 (2013.01) [A61C 17/10 (2019.05); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); A61F 7/12 (2013.01); A61F 2005/563 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0013 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of treating temporo-mandibular disorder, the method comprising:
inserting a mandibular appliance into a mouth of a user with mandibular teeth to treat temporo-mandibular disorder, wherein the mandibular appliance is inserted under a tongue of the user so the mandibular appliance lifts the tongue of the user, wherein the mandibular appliance is sized so the mandibular appliance is positioned completely under the tongue of the user without touching the user's mandibular teeth, the mandibular appliance comprising:
a front portion; and
a U-shaped or V-shaped lingual lift pad having lift pad members extending outwardly and rearwardly from the front portion, the lift pad members separated by a gap.