Patent ID: 7311103

Claim:
The method of applying positive airway pressure (PAP) to nasal passages of a patient for the purpose of treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) without the use of a hook, chin stabilizer, or chin strap comprising the steps of: a. fabricating a dual arch oral appliance for obturating the oral cavity of the patient which substantially prevents mouth venting of PAP, said dual arch oral appliance fabricated from dental impressions taken of the patient's upper and lower teeth and where said oral appliance is fabricated to maintain the patient's bite registration in the neutral centric position, said oral appliance further comprising an anterior, extraoral slide affixed thereto; b. positioning said oral appliance within a patient's mouth where said oral appliance is aligned with the patient's upper and lower dental arches to maintain the patient's mandible in a substantially neutral centric position without protrusion of the mandible; c. providing a pair of PAP tubing and connecting one distal end of each of said tubing to an external source of positive airway pressure; d. mounting a PAP Tubing Retention Platform to said slide for slidable movement along said slide, said PAP tubing operatively connected to said PAP Tubing Retention Platform; e. slidably displacing said PAP Tubing Retention Platform along said slide to a position optimum for inserting each of said pair of tubing into a respective nasal cavity; f. inserting the other end of each tubing into a respective nasal cavity for delivery of air from said external source; and, g. sealing the patient's nares with nasal pillows.