Patent ID: 11911235
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An occlusal splint arrangement having a maxillary splint to be disposed on the maxillary row of teeth and a mandibular splint to be disposed on the mandibular row of teeth, the mandibular splint being brought into contact with the maxillary splint in a transverse plane, and the mandibular splint being displaced labially in the x-direction and buccally in they-direction in the transverse plane with respect to the maxillary splint, and the occlusal splint arrangement comprising a positioning means by means of which the position of the mandibular splint with respect to the maxillary splint is defined in the x-direction, wherein
the positioning means is designed like a fixing band transmitting tensile forces, the two ends of the fixing band being fixed to two fastening elements, and the fastening elements being disposed in the left and the right molar region of the mandibular splint, and a middle section of the fixing band being guided at a guide means, in the form of a groove, and the groove being disposed in the incisor region of the maxillary splint, wherein the cross section of the groove is at least slightly smaller than the cross section of the fixing band, the fixing band being fixed in the groove by the press fit formed thereby and wherein the fixing band is made of an elastically deformable plastic material that is inherently stable along its length, the fixing band configured to be assembled to the splint and to accommodate the arcuate shape of the splint.