Patent ID: 6055986
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for intra-oral use comprising:upper means for snugly fitting over maxillary teeth of a user:lower means, connected to the upper means, for loosely fitting over mandibular teeth of the user so as to allow the mandibular teeth to approach the maxillary teeth and come to rest in a normal closing arch such that a relative position of the maxillary teeth and the mandibular teeth when the apparatus is worn is the same as when the apparatus is not worn and to allow freedom of movement of the mandible in forward and side to side directions while preventing rear movement of the mandible; andadjustment means, connected to the upper and lower means, for adjusting a position of the upper means with respect to a position of the lower means;wherein the adjustment means comprises:a substantially horizontal longitudinal screw which controls a forward and backward adjustment of the upper means with respect to the lower means; andat least one vertical screw which controls a separation distance between a bottom surface of the upper means and a top surface of the lower means.