Patent ID: 8485198

Claim:
An oral orthosis for reducing snoring and sleep apnea symptoms comprising a maxilla palate plate having a front edge configured to be positioned at the front teeth, a back edge configured to be positioned at the soft palatum and two sides edges configured to be positioned at the molar rows and, attached thereon, fixing mechanism to fix the maxilla palate plate in the oral cavity and a tongue positioning device, wherein the tongue positioning device comprises a pellotte attached to a pellotte bar mounted into the maxilla palate plate with a spring wire engaged to press the pellotte against the tongue when positioned in the oral cavity, wherein the pellotte bar is mounted at a mounting position in the maxilla palate plate near the front edge of the maxilla palate plate between the molar and cuspidate teeth plus or minus 5 ram, wherein the pellotte bar in rest position is at a mounting angle (a) relative to the occlusal plane between 30 and 60 degrees, inclined towards the back edge of the maxilla palate plate and wherein the pellotte bar has a bend near the pellotte towards the front edge with a bend angle (b) between 30 and 60 degrees bringing the front surface of the pellotte, when in rest position, at an angle (c) between 70 and 110 degrees relative to the occlusal plane and back edge.