JP5129246B2 - いびきおよび睡眠時無呼吸の処置のための口腔装置 - Google Patents
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- ユーザの上顎歯列に適合する上側トレイであって、上顎歯列に接触し係合する上側成形可能素材と、前記上側成形可能素材の一部を担持する上部領域を規定する上側支持部材と、を有する上側トレイと、
各々がユーザの下顎歯列に適合する複数の下側トレイであって、各下側トレイは、前記上側トレイに係合することにより、それぞれ異なる固定量の下顎誘導を与えることが可能であるように構築され、前記複数の下側トレイの1つが、所望の量の下顎誘導を得るためにユーザにより選択される、複数の下側トレイと、
を備え、前記上側成形可能素材は、ユーザの上顎歯列をその中央に位置決めするように構築された溝を有し、当該溝は、ユーザの上顎歯列の前方部分に係合するV字型の溝部分およびユーザの上顎歯列の後方部分に係合するU字型の溝部分を含む、口腔装置システム。 - 前記上側支持部材は、接着表面および咬合表面を備えるベースと、前面および後面を備える外壁と、前面および後面を備える内壁と、を含み、上部領域の少なくとも一部は、前記ベースの接着表面と、前記外壁の後面と、前記内壁の前面と、によって規定される請求項1に記載の口腔装置システム。
- 各下側トレイは、
下顎歯列に係合する下側成形可能素材と、
前記下側成形可能素材の一部を担持する下部領域を規定する下側支持部材と、を備える請求項1又は2に記載の口腔装置システム。 - 前記下側支持部材は、接着表面および咬合表面を備えるベースと、前面および後面を備える外壁と、前面および後面を備える内壁と、を含み、前記下側領域の少なくとも一部は、前記ベースの接着表面と、前記外壁の後面と、前記内壁の前面と、によって規定される、請求項3に記載の口腔装置システム。
- 前記上側トレイは当該トレイから延在している穴あき係合部材を有し、各下側トレイは該トレイから延在している細長い係合部材を有し、前記穴あき係合部材は、前記上側トレイ及び前記下側トレイの前記係合を行うために前記下側トレイの前記細長い係合部材を受けるように構築され、かつ、前記下側トレイに前記上側トレイを着脱可能に連結するように構築される、請求項1乃至4のいずれか1項に記載の口腔装置システム。
- 前記穴あき係合部材と前記細長い係合部材との少なくとも一方は、所定の力が加えられた際に壊れるように構成されるもろい部分を含む、請求項5に記載の口腔装置システム。
- 前記上側トレイ及び前記下側トレイは、前記細長い係合部材の一部が前記穴あき係合部材の穴に挿入されることにより、係合され、
前記穴あき係合部材及び前記細長い係合部材は、前記細長い係合部材の一部が、前記穴あき係合部材の前記穴内で、所定量の水平移動および所定量の垂直移動が可能であるように構成される、請求項5又は6に記載の口腔装置システム。 - 前記各下側トレイは前記上側トレイと組み合わされ、かつユーザの上顎歯列と下顎歯列との間の垂直間隔の量が与えられるように構築される、請求項1乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の口腔装置システム。
- 前記上側トレイ又は前記下側トレイに係合するように構築される保持トレイを更に備えている、請求項1乃至8のいずれか1項に記載の口腔装置システム。
- 前記上側支持部材と前記下側支持部材と前記上側成形可能素材と前記下側成形可能素材とのうち少なくとも一つは、筋電図活動を測定し又は筋肉に電気刺激を提供するためにそこから延在している電極を有する、請求項1乃至9のいずれか1項に記載の口腔装置システム。
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