WO2003022187A1 - Dispositif destine a eliminer les ronflements - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
- A61F5/56—Devices for preventing snoring
- A61F5/566—Intra-oral devices
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- the present invention relates to a device intended to eliminate the night snoring of a patient subject to sleep apnea.
- the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks and it relates to a simple and inexpensive device, easy to use and allowing a patient who uses it at night to avoid snoring.
- the device intended to eliminate the night snoring of a patient subject to sleep apnea is remarkable:
- a curved tubular body which is intended to be introduced into the mouth of said patient to rest at least partially on the tongue thereof, and the curvature of which corresponds at least approximately to that of said tongue;
- the proximal end of said tubular body is provided with a peripherally projecting stop collar, capable of taking place on the outside of the incisors of said patient;
- the length of said tubular body is such that, when the latter is in place in the mouth of said patient, the distal end of said tubular body is located in front of the lingual V of the goblet papillae of said tongue.
- Said tubular body may be constituted by a tubular element with a solid wall, for example of a synthetic material.
- the solid wall of said element is advantageously pierced with a multitude of lateral holes.
- the tubular body may consist, for at least most of it, by a rigid mesh, for example also made of a synthetic material.
- said tubular body preferably has an oblong section, in order to have a large flat face for bearing on the tongue and thus reduce the pressure which it can exert on the latter, and therefore the embarrassment that its presence can cause.
- said tubular body may be surrounded by a mesh sleeve , acting as a filter. It will be noted that in addition to this filtration function, said sleeve retains the humidity of the patient's exhalation which can thus humidify the air of inspiration.
- said sleeve can be replaced by a foam material with open cells, filling said curved tubular body, such foam material letting pass the gas flows, but stopping the solid impurities contained in these.
- said tubular body is shaped, in the vicinity of said collar, to present a holding zone, capable of being clamped between the incisors of the lower and upper jaws of the patient.
- the walls of said holding zone are inclined so that said curved body is applied against said tongue when said holding zone is clamped between said incisors.
- Figure 1 is a side view of an exemplary embodiment of the device according to the present invention.
- Figures 2 and 3 are top and front views, respectively, of the device in Figure 1.
- FIG. 4 is a cross section along the line IV-IV of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 5 is a longitudinal section along the line V-V of FIG. 2.
- Figure 6 schematically illustrates the placement of the device of Figures 1 to 5 in the mouth of a patient.
- FIG. 7 shows an alternative embodiment of the device of the invention, in longitudinal section similar to that of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 8 shows another alternative embodiment of the device of the invention, in side view similar to FIG. 1.
- the device 1 in accordance with the present invention and illustrated by FIGS. 1 to 5, is intended to eliminate the night snoring of a patient subject to sleep apnea, when it is used by said patient, while sleeping the way illustrated schematically in Figure 6.
- This device 1 comprises a curved tubular body 2, with a solid wall pierced with a multitude of lateral holes 3.
- the tubular body 2, which is made for example of a synthetic material, has a section oblong ( Figure 4), so that its wall has an upper plate 4 and a lower plate 5.
- the tubular body 2 is provided with a projecting peripheral stop collar 6, itself possibly pierced with holes 7, similar to holes 3. Furthermore, in the vicinity of the stop collar 6, the tubular body 2 is shaped to have a holding zone 8, for example laterally flared and opening into said flange 6 through a large proximal opening 9. As illustrated in Figure 6, the tubular body 2 is intended to be introduced into the mouth 10 of the patient and to rest at least partially on the tongue 1 1 thereof. To this end, the curvature of the tubular body 2 corresponds at least approximately to that of the tongue 11.
- the holding zone 8 is clamped by the patient between the incisors 12 of his lower jaw and the incisors 13 of his upper jaw and said flange 6 is disposed between the lips 14 and 15 of the patient and said incisors 12, 13.
- the incisors 12 and 13 bear on the upper 16 and lower 17 faces, respectively, of the holding zone 8 and these upper 16 and lower 17 faces are inclined so that said curved tubular body 2 is applied against the tongue 1 1 (see arrow 18 in FIG. 6), when said incisors 16, 17 antagonistically press said faces 16 and 17 (see arrows 19 and 20 in FIG. 6). Furthermore, the length of the curved tubular body 2 is chosen so that, in its position of use (FIG. 6), the distal end 21 of said body is in front of the lingual V of the goblet papillae of the tongue 11.
- the device 1 being in place in the mouth 10 of a sleeping patient - in the manner described above with reference to FIG. 6 - normal circulation of air takes place between the respiratory tracts of the patient and outside, through said device 1, regardless of the degree of relaxation of the dilator muscles of the upper airways of said patient. The snoring of the latter is therefore eliminated.
- the tubular body 2 can be surrounded by a mesh sleeve 23 (see FIG. 5) acting as a filter.
- this net 23 retains the humidity of the air rejected by the patient, which additionally makes it possible to humidify the air sucked in by said patient.
- Such a double filtration and humidification function can be even better ensured by filling 24 with open cell foam material, housed in said tubular body 2 (FIG. 7).
- the tubular body of the device according to the present invention can be made of a rigid mesh 25, for example of a synthetic material (FIG. 8).
- the tubular body 2 can be extended, on the proximal side, by an end piece 26 projecting with respect to said stop collar 6 and moving the proximal opening of said tubular body 2 in an advanced position 9 A.
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Priority Applications (3)
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EP02774914A EP1424967A1 (fr) | 2001-09-11 | 2002-09-09 | Dispositif destine a eliminer les ronflements |
US10/399,700 US20030192549A1 (en) | 2001-09-11 | 2002-09-09 | Device for suppressing snoring |
JP2003526319A JP2005501657A (ja) | 2001-09-11 | 2002-09-09 | 鼾抑制装置 |
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FR0111719A FR2829381B1 (fr) | 2001-09-11 | 2001-09-11 | Dispositif destine a eliminer les ronflements nocturnes d'un patient sujet a des apnees du sommeil |
FR01/11719 | 2001-09-11 |
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WO2003022187A1 true WO2003022187A1 (fr) | 2003-03-20 |
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US (1) | US20030192549A1 (fr) |
EP (1) | EP1424967A1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JP2005501657A (fr) |
CN (1) | CN1484517A (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2829381B1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO2003022187A1 (fr) |
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FR2829381B1 (fr) | 2004-05-28 |
FR2829381A1 (fr) | 2003-03-14 |
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