Patent ID: 9693928
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61H,A61J,A61M,A61N

Claim:
1. An oral appliance for use with a subject in his/her mouth comprising: a mouthpiece comprising an oral body configured to match the curvature of the front teeth of the subject and adapted to be positioned in the subject's oral vestibule, wherein the occlusal surfaces of the subject's teeth are substantially not covered by the mouthpiece, and wherein the mouthpiece comprises a vibratory component, wherein said vibratory component comprises a compliant tube projecting from the oral body and having an inner surface and an exterior surface, wherein said compliant tube is successively expandable and contractable in response to a pressure being applied to said inner surface, wherein said exterior surface is moveable in response to said compliant tube being expanded and contracted, and wherein said exterior surface is adapted to contact and apply a vibratory stimulus to oral tissue in the mouth of the subject.