Patent ID: 11963837
Assignee: TESORO IP HOLDING, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A dental appliance, comprising:
a first lip holder;
a second lip holder;
a bridge disposed between said first lip holder and said second lip holder;
a tongue receiver; and
a tongue receiver support including a first arcuate support member having a first arcuate portion joined to a first support member arm adapted to correspondingly couple to said first lip holder and a second arcuate support member having a second arcuate portion joined to a second support member arm adapted to correspondingly couple to said second lip holder,
wherein said first arcuate support member and second arcuate support members join to form a one-piece tongue receiver support,
wherein said one-piece tongue receiver support comprises a one-piece tubular tongue receiver support,
wherein said one-piece tubular tongue receiver support having at least one inlet opening proximate said tongue receiver.