TWM585604U - Intraoral anti-snoring device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present utility model is related to an intraoral anti-snoring device, comprising a mouthpiece, a hard palate withstanding portion and a soft palate support. The mouthpiece is used to fit the upper teeth of a user. The hard palate withstanding portion is connected to the mouthpiece, extends away from the oral opening toward to the back, and fits the hard palate of the user to withstand it. The soft palate support is connected to the hard palate withstanding portion, extends away from the oral opening toward to the back, and is used to support the soft palate of the user.

Description

Intraoral device

This creation is about an anti-snoring device; specifically, this creation is about an anti-snoring device placed in the mouth.

It is generally believed that the cause of snoring is mainly due to the relaxation of the muscles in the human oral cavity during sleep, causing the soft jaw and the root of the tongue to fall; or the soft jaw hitting the root of the tongue; or the upper soft tissue of the upper airway relaxes and blocks the airway, thus affecting breathing Snoring occurs smoothly. Known solutions include: surgical procedures, Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD), tongue or suction device, and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP).

However, the snoring effect of most people after the surgical treatment can only be maintained for about half a year, not only cannot effectively solve the snoring problem for a long time, but also bear the risk of surgery. The mandibular advancement device (MAD) or mandibular repositioning splint (MRS) is used to move the user's chin forward to prevent the root of the tongue and soft jaw muscles from falling back, so that the airway is unobstructed to achieve 鼾effect. However, this technique may cause jaw joint pain, heavy foreign body sensation, increased saliva, and even side effects such as temporal jaw arthritis.

Tongue pressing or suction device is also known as Tongue Stabilizing Device (TSD) or Tongue-retaining device (TRD), which prevents the tongue from being pulled forward or fixed to prevent the tongue The root of the tongue falls back to achieve the purpose of stopping belching. However, this method can only solve the problem of falling back of the root of the tongue, and it is less applicable to users who have blocked their noses and must breathe through their mouths. The continuous positive pressure respirator continuously injects air into the respiratory tract to hold it open, and the user can also breathe synchronously during the process to achieve the effect of stopping diarrhea. However, this method may cause dry throat discomfort, and the inconvenience of carrying and wearing will reduce the user's willingness to use.

This creation solves the above problems by providing an intraoral stop device.

This creation relates to an intraoral anti-snoring device, which has a front end and a rear end. When in use, the front end faces the mouth opening of the user and the rear end is far away from the mouth opening. The mouth-stopping device of this creation includes: a brace portion for fitting on the upper row of teeth of the user; a hard jaw abutment portion connected to the brace portion and extending toward the rear end; the hard jaw abutment portion and the user's The hard jaw fits against the hard jaw; and the soft jaw support portion is connected to the hard jaw abutment portion and extends toward the rear end. The soft jaw support portion is used to support the soft jaw of the user to prevent the soft jaw from falling and falling.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the mouthpiece portion includes: the front side, which cooperates with the outer side of the upper teeth of the user; the occlusal surface, which cooperates with the occlusal surface of the user's upper teeth; and the rear side, which cooperates with the user's The inner sides of the upper row of teeth cooperate. The hard jaw abutment portion is connected to the rear side of the mouthpiece portion.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the dental mouthpiece part fits at least the incisors, lateral incisors, canines, first premolars, second premolars, first molars, and second molars on both sides of the upper teeth of the user.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the hard jaw abutment portion extends from the rear side of the mouthpiece portion toward the rear end and the upper side, so that the hard jaw abutment portion has a curved surface. The width of the arc surface of the hard jaw abutting portion gradually decreases from the front end to the rear end. The soft jaw support portion extends from the hard jaw abutment portion toward the rear end and upward. In one embodiment, the width of the soft jaw support is about 1 cm and the length is about 1.5 cm. The soft jaw support is about 0.5 cm higher than the end of the hard jaw abutment.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the intraoral stopper device is made of a thermoplastic material or other suitable materials.

The following will refer to the drawings to further explain the details of this creation.

The purpose, advantages, and characteristics of this creation can be more clearly understood through the detailed description of the following embodiments and accompanying drawings.

In order to understand the implementation of this creation more clearly, in the following description, many specific details will be proposed. However, the disclosed embodiments may be practiced even if some or all of these details are lacking. In some cases, the conventional structure and operation method will not be described in detail, so as not to unnecessarily obscure the disclosed embodiments. It should be understood that the various embodiments shown in the figures are schematic and are not necessarily drawn to scale.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an intraoral suffocation device 100 installed in the mouth according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the oral cavity structure of the human body includes an oral opening 1, upper teeth 2, hard jaw 3, soft jaw 4, tongue 5, back of mouth 6, and retropharyngeal space 7. The intraoral stopper device 100 of the present creation has a front end and a rear end. When used, the front end is directed toward the oral opening 1 and the rear end is remote from the oral opening 1 (ie, toward the back of the oral cavity 6). According to the embodiment of the present invention, the intraoral constriction device 100 includes a dental mouthpiece portion 110, a hard jaw abutment portion 120, and a soft jaw support portion 130. The dental mouthpiece portion 110 is fitted on the upper row of teeth 2 of the user, so that the intraoral device 100 can be fixed inside the mouth of the user.

The hard jaw abutment portion 120 is connected to the mouthpiece portion 110 and extends toward the rear end (ie, the back of the mouth 6). The hard jaw abutting portion 120 cooperates with the hard jaw 3 of the user to abut the hard jaw 3 of the user. The soft jaw support portion 130 is connected to the hard jaw abutment portion 120 and extends toward the rear end (that is, the back of the mouth 6). The soft jaw support portion 130 is used to support the soft jaw 4 of the user, so as to prevent the soft jaw 4 of the user from being loosened and blocking the airway, thereby achieving the effect of stopping belching.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the intraoral suffocation device 100, FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view thereof, and FIG. 4 is a schematic side sectional view thereof. Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4 at the same time, the intraoral constriction device 100 includes a dental mouthpiece portion 110, a hard jaw abutment portion 120, and a soft jaw support portion 130. The brace portion 110 in the intraoral stabbing device 100 includes a front side surface 112, an occlusal surface 114 and a rear side surface 116. As shown in FIG. 1, the front side surface 112 cooperates with the outer side surface of the upper row of teeth 2; the occlusal surface 114 cooperates with the occlusal surface of the upper row of teeth 2; and the rear side 116 matches the inner side of the upper row of teeth 2. In an embodiment, the intraoral stop device 100 according to the present invention is tailor-made according to each user, so that the shape and size of the front side 112, the occlusal surface 114, and the rear side 116 of the mouthpiece portion 110, and the front side The interval between the 112 and the back side 116 depends on the characteristics of the upper teeth 2 of the user, so it can fit with the upper teeth 2 of the user to achieve the purpose of fixing the intraoral device 100 in the mouth. .

In an embodiment, the dental mouthpiece portion 110 extends from the front teeth of the user's upper teeth along the upper teeth to the molars, and fits at least the incisors, lateral incisors, canines, and first premolars on both sides of the user's upper teeth. , The second premolar, the first molar, and the second molar, in order to fix the intraoral constriction device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the dental mouthpiece portion 110 can also be applied to fewer or more upper teeth, so that the intraoral device can be fixed in the mouth of the user. The dental mouthpiece portion 110 is connected to the hard jaw abutment portion 120. Specifically, the rear side surface 116 of the mouthpiece portion 110 is connected to the hard jaw abutment portion 120. Therefore, the hard jaw abutment portion 120 extends from the rear side 116 of the dental mouth portion 110 toward the rear end and the upper side, so that the hard jaw abutment portion 120 has a curved surface. As shown in FIG. 1, the arc surface of the hard jaw abutting portion 120 cooperates with the hard jaw 3 of the user, and thus can fit with the hard jaw of the user and abut the hard jaw of the user. The hard jaw abutment portion 120 is designed to extend from the upper dentition of the user toward the rear end (ie, the back of the user's mouth 6) to the extreme end of the hard jaw of the user. In addition, the overall topography of the hard jaw abutment portion 120 is made according to the internal topography of the user's mouth.

As described above, the hard jaw abutting portion 120 has a curved surface. In one embodiment, the width of the arc surface of the hard jaw abutting portion 120 gradually decreases from the front end to the rear end. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the width W2 closer to the rear end is smaller than the width W1 closer to the front end. In other embodiments, depending on the characteristics of the user's oral cavity, the width change of the arc surface of the hard jaw abutment portion 120 may be different from the width change shown in FIG. 3.

The hard jaw abutment portion 120 includes a hard jaw abutment portion end 122. The soft jaw support portion 130 is connected to the hard jaw abutment portion 120. Specifically, the soft jaw support portion 130 is connected to the hard jaw abutment portion end 122 of the hard jaw abutment portion 120. The soft jaw support portion 130 extends from the hard jaw abutment portion 120 toward the rear end and upward. As shown in FIG. 3, the soft jaw support portion 130 may be an elongated body. The soft jaw support portion 130 has a length direction (meaning the direction extending between the front end and the rear end of the intraoral stopper device) and a width direction (that is, the mouth extends toward the cheeks and is perpendicular to the length direction) Dimension), for example, the length dimension is about 1.5 cm, and the width dimension is about 1 cm. But this creation is not limited to this, its actual size may depend on the internal shape of the mouth of the user. In addition, the soft jaw support portion 130 is connected to the hard jaw abutment end 122 and abuts against the hard jaw in a height direction (that is, a direction in which the tongue portion of the oral cavity faces the hard jaw direction and is perpendicular to the length and width directions). The abutment end 122 has a height difference H, as shown in FIG. 4. In one embodiment, in the height direction, the soft jaw support portion 130 is about 0.5 cm higher than the hard jaw abutment portion end 122 toward the hard jaw. The value of the height difference is not limited to this, and it may depend on the intraoral characteristics of the user. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the soft jaw support part 130 is higher than the end 122 of the hard jaw abutment part, which can be used to provide the soft jaw support part 130 to provide a more effective support effect on the soft jaw of the user, thereby exerting an anti-snoring effect. In other embodiments, the soft jaw support 130 may be lower or flush than the hard jaw abutment end 122.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the intraoral stopper device can be made of a thermoplastic material. For example, the thermoplastic material may be Vacuum Forming Materials manufactured by Keystone Industries of Gibbstown, New Jersey, USA. It should be understood that, although the above-mentioned embodiments are exemplified by thermoplastic materials such as vacuum-formed materials, other suitable materials may also be used for fabrication.

In one embodiment, the created intraoral stop device is tailored to each user to adjust the size of each part according to the internal characteristics of the user's mouth so as to fit the user's mouth. In this way, the intraoral device can be fixed in the mouth and support the soft palate of the user, so that the respiratory tract is less blocked, thereby achieving the effect of stopping the moth.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since the soft jaw support part can extend from the hard jaw abutment part to the back and upward of the oral cavity, it can not only support the soft jaw of the user, but also lift the soft jaw upward, and Tighten the jaw-pharyngeal muscles (not shown) in the mouth. In this way, the raised soft jaw support can prevent the jaw-pharyngeal muscles from blocking the airway due to relaxation, thereby increasing the post-pharyngeal space in the mouth and further improving the snoring condition. In addition, the jaw-glossus muscle (not shown) attached to the soft jaw will also be tightened, thereby avoiding the narrowing of the airway caused by the tongue's relaxation and sagging during sleep.

Although the above embodiments have been described in detail for the purpose of clear understanding, it is obvious that certain changes and modifications can be implemented within the scope of the scope of the attached patent application. It should be noted that there are many alternative ways to implement the device of the embodiment of this case. Therefore, the embodiments in this case should be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the embodiments in this case should not be limited to the specific details presented herein.

1‧‧‧ mouth opening

2‧‧‧ Upper row of teeth

3‧‧‧ Hard Jaw

4‧‧‧ soft jaw

5‧‧‧ tongue

6‧‧‧ behind the mouth

7‧‧‧ retropharyngeal space

100‧‧‧ Mouth stop device

110‧‧‧ Braces Department

112‧‧‧ front side

114‧‧‧occlusal surface

116‧‧‧ rear side

120‧‧‧Hard jaw abutment

122‧‧‧ end of hard jaw abutment

130‧‧‧ soft jaw support

H‧‧‧height difference

W1, W2‧‧‧Width

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the installation of an intraoral anti-snoring device in the oral cavity according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the mouth-stopping device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic top view of a mouth-stopping device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side sectional view of an intraoral stopper device according to the present invention.

Claims (8)

A mouth-stopping device has a front end and a back end. When in use, the front-end is facing the mouth opening of a user and the rear end is away from the mouth opening. The mouth-stopping device includes:
A dental mouthpiece for engaging the upper row of teeth of the user;
A hard jaw abutment portion, which is connected to the dental mouthpiece portion and extends toward the rear end, the hard jaw abutment portion cooperates with the hard jaw of the user to abut the hard jaw; and a soft jaw support portion is connected with the hard jaw The jaw abutting portion is connected and extends toward the rear end, and the soft jaw support portion is used to support the soft jaw of the user. For example, the mouth-stopping device in the scope of patent application, wherein the mouthpiece part includes:
A front side that cooperates with the outer side of the upper row of teeth of the user;
An occlusal surface that mates with the occlusal surface of the upper row of teeth of the user; and a rear side that mates with the inner side of the upper row of teeth of the user,
The hard jaw abutment portion is connected to the rear side of the dental mouthpiece portion. For example, the intraoral constriction device of the scope of application for patent, wherein the mouthpiece part is fitted at least to the incisors, side incisors, canines, first premolars, and second premolars of the user on both sides of the upper row of teeth , A first molar, and a second molar. For example, the intraoral constriction device of the second patent application range, wherein the hard jaw abutment portion extends from the rear side of the dental mouth portion toward the rear end and above, so that the hard jaw abutment portion has a curved surface. For example, the intraoral constriction device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the soft jaw support portion extends from the hard jaw abutment portion toward the rear end and above. For example, the intraoral constriction device of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the width of the soft jaw support is about 1 cm and the length is about 1.5 cm. For example, the intraoral constriction device of the scope of patent application No. 5, wherein the soft jaw support portion is about 0.5 cm higher than the end of the hard jaw abutment portion. For example, the mouth-stopping device of any one of the scope of application for patents 1 to 4, wherein the mouth-stopping device is made of a thermoplastic material.