Patent ID: 9387117
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61C,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A negative-pressure oral apparatus for generating a negative pressure within an oral cavity of a mouth of a user, comprising: a flow conduit having a first opening to fluidly connect with the user's oral cavity and a second opening to fluidly connect with a negative pressure source for generating the negative pressure in the oral cavity of the user; a first fixation part configured to be positioned within the mouth of the user, wherein the first fixation part is adapted to be coupled with the flow conduit; wherein the first fixation part comprises a tooth pairing part configured to engage and attach to only one or only two teeth of the user to prevent the flow conduit from falling out of the user's mouth; and a conduit pairing part with a shape complimentary to the tooth pairing part, wherein the conduit pairing part can physically connect and disconnect the flow conduit to the tooth pairing part.