Patent ID: 6698432
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A device against snoring including sleep apnea, the device being of a kind preventing a patient (1) prone to snoring to assume a supine position but allowing the patient (1) to move between lateral positions, the device comprising a pillow which can be positioned on the resting area (5) of a bed or other place for sleeping, the pillow comprising a pillow element (6) and a rigid tensioning element (11) disposed between the pillow element (6) and the resting area (5), the tensioning element (11) protruding laterally at both sides of the pillow element (11) and comprising, on its protruding portions (17, 18), fixation organs (19, 20) in each of which one of two flexible fixation means (23, 24) that are fastened on a upper body clothing (25) of the patient (1) are fixable by their free end portions (21, 22).