Patent ID: 8881733
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61C,A61F

Abstract:
1. A mandibular advancement device comprising: a maxillary appliance for receiving and retaining maxillary teeth; a mandibular appliance for receiving and retaining mandibular teeth; and at least two advancement prongs, located on said mandibular appliance in an anterior region thereof, wherein said advancement prongs, when in use, contact an outer surface of the maxillary appliance in an anterior region thereof, thereby advancing a wearer's mandible, said device further comprising a tongue strap in the form of a flexible elastic strap or a wire disposed between two most distal aspects of opposing portions of the mandibular appliance, wherein said flexible elastic strap or wire is configured to lie over a superior posterior or dorsal surface of the wearer's tongue when in use, wherein the tongue strap comprises a length of orthodontic elastic power chain or a flexible dental wire, and wherein the elastic power chain or flexible dental wire has a flexible tongue retaining pad that is connected between the opposing portions of the mandibular appliance by the elastic power chain or flexible dental wire.