Title:
MANDIBULAR PROTRUSION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/238744
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a mandibular protrusion device for a therapeutic mandibular protrusion in a patient undergoing therapy, comprising an upper jaw splint body (30) which can be placed on the dental crowns of at least a part of the lateral upper jaw teeth (17) and which completely or partially encloses the dental crowns thereof, a lower jaw splint body (31) which can be placed on the dental crowns of at least a part of the lateral lower jaw teeth (18) and which completely or partially encloses the dental crowns thereof, an advancement device which is arranged on said two splint bodies (30, 31) and causes the therapeutic mandibular advancement, said advancement device having front engagement elements (B) arranged in the two lateral regions, preferably on the two outer sides, of the lower jaw splint body (31) and rear engagement elements (A) arranged in the two lateral regions, preferably on the two outer sides, of the upper jaw splint body (30), which, on each jaw side, form an engagement element pair (A, B) which can be brought into a protrusion-controlling engagement with one another by a mouth closing movement, having rear-side guide tracks (101B, 101f B), which form protrusion-controlling guide tracks, on the front engagement elements (B) and front-side guide tracks (101A, 101f A) on the rear engagement elements (A), wherein the protrusion-controlling guide tracks (101, 101f) of the engagement elements (A, B) are formed in accordance with the protrusion trajectory that can be determined in a patient-individual manner during the protrusion movement into the therapeutic protrusion at the position of the guide tracks (101, 101f) of at least one of the engagement element pairs (A, B).
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Inventors:
SCHLIEPER JÖRG (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2019/065329
Publication Date:
February 06, 2020
Filing Date:
June 12, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SCHLIEPER JOERG (DE)
International Classes:
A61F5/56; A61C7/08; A61C7/36; A61C19/045
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000001317A1 | 2000-01-13 |
Foreign References:
| DE102014117080A1 | 2016-05-25 | |||
| DE102013100898A1 | 2014-03-20 | |||
| DE202018103323U1 | 2018-06-20 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHMITT-NILSON SCHRAUD WAIBEL WOHLFROM PATENTANWÄLTE (DE)
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