Patent ID: 6427696
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61F,A63B,Y10S

Abstract:
An anti-snoring device (1) with a curved cover plate (2) having a convex and a concave side (3) which is insertable into the space between the lips and teeth of a person in order to cover the tooth spaces, there being configured on the concave side (3) a lingually directed projection (6) as well as a palatally directed projection (5) which, in the inserted state, engage behind the teeth of the upper and lower jaws, and the material of the anti-snoring device being made at least locally of a plasticizable material, so that the cover plate (2) as well as the projections (5, 6) can be pressed intimately against the tooth surfaces by tongue pressure or finger pressure, characterized in that the cover plate (2) as well as the projections (5, 6) are configured such that they envelop both the teeth and the regions of the gums adjacent thereto, and are made of a material that possesses an adhesive effect in the non-plasticized state.