Patent ID: 7637261

Claim:
A sleep apnea treatment device comprising: (a) a headband adapted by reason of its size and shape to fit around the head of a person using said device; (b) a garment adapted to being secured to the torso portion of said person consisting of a front section and a back section; (c) a first head strap affixed at one end to a first location on said headband; (d) a second head strap affixed at one end to a second location on said headband laterally spaced from said first location; (e) wherein said first and second head straps are each affixed at an opposite end to the back section of said garment in a manner adapted to provide tension in said head straps so as to cause said person's head to be tilted backwards and open said person's airway; and (f) wherein said first and second head straps are each of a length to tilt the head of said person using said device backwards and to open the person's airway.