Patent ID: 9387119
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An oral device for temporary placement in a patient's oral cavity, said device comprising: a base adapted to be held between the patient's upper and lower teeth, wherein the base comprises one or more plates for receiving the patient's upper and lower teeth, the one or more plates comprising upper and lower bite surfaces configured to contact chewing surfaces of the patient's upper and lower teeth when the base is held therebetween, wherein one or more of the upper or lower bite surfaces of the one or more plates have one or more tooth facing ports adapted to be connected to a vacuum source to apply a partial vacuum within the oral cavity when the base is held between the patient's upper and lower teeth, and wherein the one or more tooth facing ports are vertically oriented toward the chewing surfaces of one or more of the patient's upper or lower teeth to direct the vacuum such that risk of soft tissue occluding the one or more tooth facing ports is reduced.