DE4026602C1 - Snore preventer fitted in mouth - incorporates bow which reaches into oral cavity - Google Patents

Abstract

The snore preventer consists of a prosthesis which fits onto the teeth plus a bow and fitted tongue piece. One end of the bow can reach into the oral cavity. The bow (2) should be so fitted to the front part of the prosthesis (10) facing the teeth by means of a spring (3) that the tongue part (4) forces the wearer's tongue away from the soft palate. When swallowing, the tongue drives the bow and tongue part against the palate. USE/ADVANTAGE - The snore prevention device has a bow and tongue piece which forces tongue off soft palate to prevent vibration and snoring. The device is comfortable to wear.

Description

The invention relates to a device for preventing snoring the preamble of claim 1.

According to the latest medical knowledge, snoring is not just one often very disturbing impairment for the partner present in the same room, but can also cause health damage for the person concerned pull yourself.

Devices are known which mechanically snore the snorer Onset of snoring; but that brings for the person concerned the constant sleep interruption a very restless night.

Devices are also known which are placed in the mouth like a prosthesis stuck, with a solid block of wires attached between the palate and tongue is who presses the tongue down. (DE 34 42 669 A1).

This device is not only very cumbersome and uneconomical adjustable; there is still the great disadvantage that be in the mouth sensitive solid block the user can not swallow, which is very uncomfortable.

It is also a prosthesis in the preamble of claim 1 given type known (US 31 32 647), with a spring in the rear part of a Prosthesis is attached, which has the major disadvantage that the mechanical Part mainly located in the rear part of the palate, so that easily a break stimulus is triggered at the wearer; in addition, the spring is on when swallowing the palate is pressed, which is also very uncomfortable for the wearer affects.

The snoring arises from the fact that the tongue on the back soft palate sail vibrates and thereby inarticulate noises testifies.

The object of the invention is therefore to create a device which pushes the tongue off the soft palate in the back area while doing so avoids the disadvantages occurring in the prior art.

This object is achieved in a device in the preamble of claim 1 specified type with the in the characterizing part of Features specified claim 1 solved.

The invention will now be described with reference to Figures I-V:

Fig. I shows a device used in the palate with a palate part ( 1 ), bow ( 2 ), spring ( 3 ) and tongue part ( 4 ) from below;

Fig. II illustrates a section AB through the device in side view.

Fig. III shows a bracket ( 2 ) with tongue part ( 4 ) from below;

Fig. IV represents a spring ( 3 ) for the bracket ( 2 );

Fig. V shows the device used in the mouth area.

A palate part ( 1 ) is attached to the teeth with brackets ( 5 ) in the upper jaw like a dental prosthesis. On the front of the palate, near the incisors, a bracket ( 2 ) is attached by means of a spring ( 3 ), at the end of which a tongue part ( 4 ) is movably attached.

The bracket ( 2 ) is bent so that it presses the tongue part ( 4 ) onto the tongue in such a way that the tongue is pushed off the rear soft palate ( 7 ).

Since the tongue rolls in the roof of the mouth when swallowed, the clip ( 2 ) must press the tongue ( 3 ) just enough so that on the one hand it pushes the tongue away from the posterior palate but the tongue on the other hand swallows the clip ( 2 ) can press against the palate so that the swallowing process can be carried out.

The tongue part ( 4 ) is anatomically curved according to the tongue and the palate, so that there is no major impairment when swallowing. Furthermore, the tongue part ( 4 ) is movably attached to the bracket ( 2 ), so that on the one hand it can press the tongue down, but on the other hand it can turn away from the soft palate ( 7 ) when swallowing, since pressure on the soft palate is very uncomfortable.

The anchoring of the palate part ( 1 ) with brackets ( 5 ) on one's own teeth differs from a trough-like toothed rim surround, as is known from other patents, and is very important since it gives the prosthesis greater stability and efficiency. In addition, there is no risk of detachment of the device from the teeth, which could cause the wearer to wake up and impair comfort. If it turns out that it is bad for some patients to produce an upper palate part ( 1 ), it would also be possible to produce a prosthesis in the area of the lower jaw instead of the palate part. The bracket ( 2 ) must then be bent according to the position of the prosthesis so that the tongue part ( 4 ) presses on the tongue in such a way that the tongue sails away from the palate ( 7 ) (6).

The respective prosthesis part can be customized like a dental prosthesis known and conventional materials, after a palate or tooth impression are manufactured by the dental technician.

Claims (3)

1. A device for preventing snoring, with a prosthesis part that can be attached to the user's teeth, a bracket and a tongue part that is movably attached to the end of the bracket that projects into the oral cavity, characterized in that the bracket ( 2 ) in the front to the Cutting teeth of the area of the prosthesis part ( 1 ) projecting from the wearer are fastened by means of a spring ( 3 ) in such a way that on the one hand the tongue part ( 4 ) can push the tongue away from the posterior palate and on the other hand the tongue swallows the bracket ( 2 ) with the tongue part ( 4 ) can press against the palate. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the prosthesis part ( 1 ) in the upper or lower jaw by means of clips ( 5 ) can be fastened to the teeth. 3. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the tongue part ( 4 ) on the bracket ( 2 ) is movably attached so that it rotates away from the soft palate ( 7 ) when swallowing.