Patent ID: 7448388

Claim:
A mandible positioning device, comprising upper and lower bite blocks and an adjustable connection interconnecting said upper and lower bite blocks, said adjustable connection including first and second manually adjustable screws for displacing said lower bite block relative to said upper bite block and said adjustable connection protruding forwardly from said upper and lower bite blocks so that, in use of said mandible positioning device, said manually adjustable connection is located in front of a patient fitted with said mandible positioning device: wherein said first manually adjustable screw controls displacement of said lower bite block forwardly relative to said upper bite block; wherein said second manually adjustable screw controls displacement of said upper and lower bite blocks towards and away from one another; and wherein said adjustable connection comprises first and second forward projections extending from said upper and lower bite blocks, respectively, said first manually adjustable screw having a longitudinal axis extending forwardly from said mandible positioning device, and said second manually adjustable screw having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said first manually adjustable screw.