Patent ID: 7890193

Claim:
An oral appliance for training of a patient for proper posture and function of the tongue comprising: an appliance body with an oral side and a tissue side, configured for engagement with a patient's upper teeth and anterior palate; one or more tongue parameter sensors mounted on said oral side of said appliance body, for detecting parameters of a patient's tongue relating to palate contact by said tongue; an electronic processor for receiving a signal from said tongue parameter sensors related to tongue position against said palate, and for selecting a response based on the detected tongue palate contact information; one or more stimulus electrodes on said tissue side of said appliance body for contact with an upper mucosa region on said palate of said patient, for delivering a feedback stimulus to said palate to alert said patient in response to a detected tongue palate parameter; one or more stimulus generators, for creating said feedback stimulus and sending said stimulus to said stimulus electrodes, based on information from said electronic processor; and a power source for providing energy to said one or more stimulus generators.