Patent ID: 7146982
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraoral orthosis comprising: an upper splint and a lower splint designed to line upper dental members of an upper oral part and lower dental members of a lower oral part, respectively, and two tie rods connecting the splints, the tie rods being of such a length that the lower oral part is maintained in an advanced position relative to the upper oral part, wherein the tie rods have fixed points of attachment to the upper splint in an area of forward dental members and to the lower splint in an area of a rearward dental member, wherein the lower splint comprises attachment brackets fixing the tie rods, making it possible to shift the points of attachment of the tie rods in an occlusal plane of contact of the lower and upper dental members, the attachment brackets comprising a first part fixed to the lower splint and a second part extending obliquely in a direction of the upper splint, wherein the first part is fixed by two rivets in line with a first and a second dental member and the second part extends obliquely at about 120° in the direction of an occlusal face of the second dental member.