Patent ID: 8550816

Claim:
A mandibular manipulator for manipulating a patient's mandible in a precise way, the mandibular manipulator comprising: a connecting frame comprising: a first sliding incisor pull; a second sliding incisor pull; a first rotational member associated with the first sliding incisor pull; a second rotational member associated with the second sliding incisor pull, the connecting frame enabling the first sliding incisor pull and the second sliding incisor pull to be moved independently of one another with respect to the connecting frame by the first rotational member and the second rotational member, wherein each of the sliding incisor pulls comprises an associatable sliding member for interaction with the connecting frame at a slot and a cradle member associated with the sliding incisor pulls shaped to engage the patient's teeth and/or gums for manipulation of the mandible, and further wherein each rotational member is associated with the connecting frame at an aperture, and comprises a member or portion in physical contact with the associated sliding incisor pull at an interface therewith so as to change rotational motion of the rotational member to linear motion of the sliding incisor pulls and thus adjust each respective sliding incisor pull with respect to the connecting frame and the patient's mandible and thus manipulate the mandible in a longitudinal and vertical manner with respect to the patient's mouth; and a third rotational member for converting rotational motion of the third rotational member to linear motion between a first portion of the frame and a second portion of the frame, wherein movement of the first portion of the frame relative to the second portion of the frame moves the first sliding incisor pull relative to the second sliding incisor pull in order to manipulate the subject's mandible in a third lateral direction; and horizontal and vertical gradation indicators, associated with the connecting frame, for measuring relative movement of the sliding incisor pulls with respect to the connecting frame caused by rotating the first and second rotational members and utilizing the mandibular manipulator.