WO2017150760A1

WO2017150760A1 - Mouthpiece for sleep

Info

Publication number: WO2017150760A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/002762
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김대구
Original assignee: 김대구
Priority date: 2016-03-02
Filing date: 2016-03-18
Publication date: 2017-09-08
Also published as: KR200486167Y1; KR20170003180U

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mouthpiece for sleep and, more particularly, to a mouthpiece for sleep, comprising: a body portion (A) comprising a horizontal base portion (10) shaped to correspond to a dentition, edge portions (20) that surround the periphery of the base portion (10) while being perpendicular to the base portion (10), an upper dentition receiving portion (30) formed above the base portion (10), and a lower dentition receiving portion (30') formed below the base portion (10); a handle (B) formed at the center of the front surface of the body portion (A); and multiple through-holes (C) formed along the horizontal base portion (10) such that air circulates. The present invention is particularly advantageous and useful as follows: a mouthpiece suited to an individual's dentition is simply fabricated and used such that snoring and bruxism can be prevented without any side effect, such as a dentition change during use, thereby inducing deep sleep; a handle is formed on the mouthpiece such that the mouthpiece can be worn in a sanitary manner; a string is connected to a ring formed on the handle and is tied around the neck during sleep, thereby removing any concern that the mouthpiece may move pass the throat; the mouthpiece has a simple structure and can be stably used for a long period of time without malfunctioning; the mouthpiece has a long life and is inexpensive to fabricate; and the mouthpiece can be fabricated easily and conveniently and used by people from all walks of life, thereby providing excellent economical merits.

Description

Sleep Mouthpiece

The present invention relates to a sleeping mouthpiece, and more specifically, by making and using a mouthpiece suited to the shape of an individual tooth easily, there is no side effect in use, preventing snoring and splitting, and helping to deeply sleep while correcting teeth. It relates to a sleeping mouthpiece that helps to.

"My wife can't sleep in the same room because of snoring." "I sleep and wake up, my head hurts." "I'm sleepy even during the day and I can't work or drive." These are common words in people who often have a bad snoring or shortness of breath when they sleep.

Snoring is a symptom of when the air passes through the air before it enters the airways and narrows the throat, making it difficult for air to enter. As we breathe, air passes through soft structures such as the palate, neck, tonsils, tongue, etc. During the day, the surrounding muscles help keep these parts in place and block the air passages, making them almost no sound.

However, while sleeping, the muscles relax and stretch, so the air passages are partially narrowed, causing the snoring to vibrate the surrounding soft parts as the air passes through it.

On the other hand, the very severe form of snoring patients may be temporarily blocked due to severe muscle relaxation during sleep or severe obesity, such that air does not flow to the lungs at all, which is called sleep apnea. If this condition persists for some time, the lungs will not get fresh air, so the brain that senses it will awaken our bodies, contract the muscles, and open the air passages again. Only then does the patient take a deep breath and resume breathing. If this happens repeatedly every night, it can cause severe drowsiness and fatigue during the day, often causing traffic accidents. Prolonged abnormalities can also increase the burden on the heart and lungs, leading to serious complications such as hypertension, arrhythmia, and myocardial infarction.

There is a surgical method for the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. Surgical treatment is performed for the purpose of widening the airways by tightening or removing the structures of the throat. The surgical type is surgery to cut off the surrounding tissues of the throat, such as the throat, part of the soft palate and tonsils, and requires general anesthesia. One to two days of hospitalization are required after surgery.

These treatments are very effective when the operation is successful, but may cause postoperative complications such as pain, bleeding, infection, or difficulty swallowing. There are drawbacks that can make a difference and affect your life during the day.

In order to solve the shortcomings of the treatment method by this surgery, by stimulating the nasal septum (鼻中隔) inside the nose to squeeze, by stimulating the nasal movement center (neural system responsible for the expansion and contraction of the nasal passages) to the nasal passage (鼻道) There has been provided a respiratory aid that expands and opens.

However, such a conventional breathing aid has a problem that a lot of pain is caused to wear as the nasal cavity expands only when the nasal septum of the nose is strongly pressed. In addition, the breathing aid is inserted into the nose hole, one end is worn exposed to the outside of the nose there is also a problem that is not aesthetically good to be reluctant to wear.

In view of such a situation, the conventional utility model registration No. 0382053 "snoring prevention mouthpiece" is disclosed by the registered utility model publication (refer patent document 1).

In the Utility Model Registration No. 0382053, "Snoring prevention mouthpiece" is a mouthpiece (3) having a upper teeth insertion portion 31 into which the upper teeth 1 are inserted, as shown in Figure 1, the upper teeth insertion portion At the bottom of the (31) to form a lower teeth insertion portion 32 into which the lower teeth (2) are inserted. The lower teeth insertion portion 32 is formed to protrude forward than the upper teeth insertion portion 31 is configured.

However, the above-mentioned utility model registration No. 0382053 "snoring prevention mouthpiece" is formed so that the lower teeth insertion portion 32 is projected forward than the upper teeth insertion portion 31 without considering the individual's tooth structure, so that the teeth depending on the individual There is a defect that the mouthpiece is not matched in the structure and in this case there is a problem that the teeth alignment is misaligned when going to the snoring prevention mouthpiece to go to the dentist to correct the teeth.

In addition, since there is no handle in the mouthpiece to hold the mouthpiece by hand, there is a concern that the portion of the mouthpiece held by the hand may be contaminated, and there may be a problem that the mouthpiece may fall into the throat during sleep.

On the other hand, "mousepiece" of Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2015-0002011 is also disclosed by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent publication (refer patent document 2).

The "mousepiece" of the patent publication No. 2015-0002011 is a mouthpiece used for teeth and gum care as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and has a shape corresponding to the tooth arrangement and has a horizontal base portion 111. ) And edge portions 112 surrounding the edge of the base portion 111 perpendicular to the base portion 111, the upper teeth row receiving portion 113a and the upper portion of the base portion 111. A main body portion 110 forming a lower tooth row receiving portion 113b below the base portion 111; And a light emitting part 120 embedded in the main body part 110 and irradiating light toward the upper dental heat receiving part 113a and the lower dental heat receiving part 113b. 120 includes a plurality of light emitting diodes 123 and

flexible substrates

121 and 122 on which the plurality of light emitting diodes 123 are mounted, and the light emitting unit 120 includes the

flexible substrates

121 and 122. It is embedded in the base portion 111 so as to be parallel to the base portion 111, whereby the plurality of light emitting diodes 123 is the upper teeth row receiving portion (113a) and the lower teeth row receiving portion ( It consists of a structure for irradiating light toward 113b) has the effect of sterilizing and anti-inflammatory of teeth.

However, the "mousepiece" of the Patent Publication No. 2015-0002011 is also manufactured without considering the individual's tooth structure, so that the mouthpiece is not matched to the tooth structure depending on the individual, and in this case, the mouthpiece is used for a long time. When the arrangement of the teeth is caused a problem that is misaligned and in severe cases had to go to the dentist to correct the teeth.

[Preceding technical literature]

[Patent Documents]

Patent Document 1: Utility Model Registration No. 0382053 Registered Utility Model Publication

Patent Document 2: Patent Publication No. 2015-0002011

The present invention was devised to solve various defects and problems caused by the above-described conventional mouthpiece, the object of which is to easily produce and use a mouthpiece suitable for the shape of an individual tooth by using the snoring without side effects such as changing the dentition in use. It is to provide a sleep mouthpiece to help sleep and prevent teeth and teeth.

Another object of the present invention is to form a handle on the mouthpiece to clean the wearing of the mouthpiece mouthpiece, connecting the strap to the ring formed on the handle to tie the strap to the neck during sleep because the mouthpiece is sleeping It is to provide a sleeping mouthpiece with no fear of falling into the throat.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sleep mouthpiece with excellent economical efficiency because it can be used easily and easily produced by anyone, as well as low cost and long life because it can be used stably without failure for a long time with a simple structure. have.

Sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention for achieving the above object has a shape corresponding to the tooth arrangement, the horizontal base portion 10 and perpendicular to the base portion 10 surrounds the edge of the base portion 10 Consisting of the edge portion 20, the main portion forming the upper teeth row receiving portion 30 and the lower teeth row receiving portion 30 'below the base portion 10 above the base portion 10 In a mouthpiece provided with (A); A handle B formed at the center front of the main body A; It characterized in that it comprises a plurality of through holes (C) formed to allow air to flow along the horizontal base portion (10).

The present invention provides a comfortable sleep by preventing the snoring and cracking without side effects, such as orthodontic changes in use by simply making and using a mouthpiece according to the shape of the individual teeth, by forming a handle on the mouthpiece of the mouthpiece It can be worn cleanly, and it is formed on the handle and connects the strap to the neck so that the strap is tied to the neck during sleep, so there is no risk of the mouthpiece falling into the throat during sleep. The long lifespan and the cost of production are not only low, but anyone can easily produce and use it.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional mouthpiece for snoring prevention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining a conventional mouthpiece,

3 is a front view of the mouthpiece shown in FIG.

4 is a perspective view of a sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention;

5 is a front view of the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention,

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention,

7 is a state diagram used in the sleep mouthpiece of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention, Figure 5 is a front view of the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention, Figure 7 is a use state diagram of the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention. Sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention has a shape corresponding to the tooth arrangement, the horizontal base portion 10 and the edge portion 20 surrounding the edge of the base portion 10 perpendicular to the base portion 10 And a main body portion (A) forming an upper dental row receiving portion (30) above the base portion (10) and a lower dental row receiving portion (30 ') below the base portion (10). For a mouthpiece; A handle B formed at the center front of the main body A; It includes a plurality of through holes (C) formed to allow air to flow along the horizontal base portion (10).

As the material of the main body portion (A), it is preferable to use an antibacterial treatment of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA; ethylene -vinyl acetate) as a synthetic resin, and the material of the handle (B) is an antibacterial treatment of ethylene vinyl as a synthetic resin. The use of one or more of acetate (EVA; ethylene -vinyl acetate), antibacterial polycarbonate (PC; polycarbonate), antibacterial polypropylene (PP), antibacterial tritan desirable.

In addition, the body portion (A) and the handle (B) is preferably a translucent body.

In addition, the handle (B) is preferably formed by a hook (b) to tie the string to prevent the risk of swallowing the mouthpiece by hanging the string (b ') to the neck when in use.

Next, the action of the sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention configured as described above is replaced by the description of the use.

Sleeping mouthpiece of the present invention is to form a mouthpiece to be matched to the teeth of the individual user as the material of the body portion (A) antibacterial treatment of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA; ethylene -vinyl acetate), the handle (B) For example, if an antimicrobial treated polycarbonate (PC; polycarbonate) is used, first prepare a mug, a clock or a timer, wooden chopsticks, a small dish, a mirror, and then boil the tap water first, and then pour the boiled tap water into the mug to obtain a water temperature of 80 Cool down to 90 ℃ and immerse mouthpiece.

Then, after 30 to 40 seconds, use a wooden chopsticks to remove the mouthpiece and place it on a plate. Subsequently, while looking in the mirror, insert the dental fever receiving part (30) above the mouthpiece into the upper teeth, and then bite tightly perpendicular to the upper teeth to form the mouthpiece. At this time, press with your thumb from the front to the back.

In this way, mold the mouthpiece to fit your teeth and immerse the mouthpiece in cold water to cool it.

If molding is not good, repeat the above procedure. If the mouthpiece is longer than the rear molar, cut it with scissors or a knife to reduce the length.

In this way, the mouthpiece that matches the user's teeth is washed with clean water (toothbrush can be used) after use, dried and stored in a case for use.

While the present invention has been described as a preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

[Description of the code]

10: base portion 20: edge portion

30: upper teeth row receiving portion 30 ': lower teeth row receiving portion

A: Body B: Handle

C: through hole

Claims

The base portion 10 has a shape corresponding to the tooth arrangement, and includes a horizontal base portion 10 and edge portions 20 which surround the edge of the base portion 10 perpendicular to the base portion 10. 10) A mouthpiece having a main body portion (A) forming an upper tooth row receiving portion (30) above and a lower tooth row receiving portion (30 ') below the base portion (10); A handle B formed at the center front of the main body A; Sleeping mouthpiece, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of through-holes (C) formed to allow air to flow along the horizontal base portion (10).
The sleep mouthpiece according to claim 1, wherein the main body (A) is made of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) treated with antibacterial resin as a synthetic resin.
The method of claim 1, wherein the handle (B) is made of synthetic resin, antibacterial ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA; ethylene -vinyl acetate), antibacterial polycarbonate (PC; polycarbonate), antibacterial polypropylene (PP) Sleeping mouthpiece, characterized in that any one or more of polypropylene), antibacterial tritan (tritan).
The sleeping mouthpiece according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the main body portion (A) and the handle (B) are translucent bodies.
The sleeping mouthpiece according to claim 1, wherein the handle (B) has a ring (b) formed therein to bind a string (b ').