Patent ID: 8656920
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for alleviating snoring, comprising: a front bridge tube being bendable and non-elastic, configured in a “U” shape having a front apex and two rearward facing arms; a “U” shaped rear support rod being bendable and non-elastic, having a rear apex and two forward facing arms, wherein the rear apex is bent upwards and configured for disposal proximate to a uvula, with the two forward facing arms slip fitted in the two rearward facing arms of the front bridge tube; and at least two fastening means disposed on the two rearward facing arms and configured to fasten the device to one or more teeth on an upper mandible, with the front bridge tube and part of the rear support rod configured to be disposed in a plane generally parallel to the upper mandible, and the rear apex adapted to extend upwards into a soft palate.