Patent ID: 9387118
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M

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, the base defining an anterior opening which is adapted to allow the patient's tongue to pass therethrough; a tongue-engaging member coupled to the base and disposed to engage a medial region of the tongue when the base is positioned between the patient's teeth; a tongue pocket coupled to the base and having an interior disposed to receive an anterior region of the patient's tongue when the tongue passes through the anterior opening of the base; and at least one port on at least one of the base or tongue-engaging member, wherein the at least one port is adapted to be connected to a vacuum source to apply a partial vacuum in the oral cavity outside of the tongue pocket and between the tongue-engaging member and a roof of the mouth when the base is held between the patient's upper and lower teeth.