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

Claim 0:
1. 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 having an interior surface defining an open-ended chamber;
a tongue receiver support including a first tubular arcuate support member having an arcuate portion joined to a first support member arm adapted to correspondingly couple to said first lip holder and a second tubular arcuate support member having an arcuate portion joined to a second support member arm adapted to correspondingly couple to said second lip holder,
wherein said first tubular arcuate support or said second tubular arcuate support having at least one inlet opening,
wherein said first tubular arcuate support or said second tubular arcuate support having at least one outlet opening configured to couple to a vacuum source.