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Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods
11471685 · 2022-10-18 · ·

A method of treating a patient, comprising: sensing a biological parameter indicative of respiration; analyzing the biological parameter to identify a respiratory cycle; identifying an inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle; and delivering stimulation to a hypoglossal nerve of the patient, wherein stimulation is delivered if a duration of the inspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle is greater than a predetermined portion of a duration of the entire respiratory cycle.

Hybrid oral device
11471321 · 2022-10-18 · ·

An oral device for treating obstructive sleep apnea is generally described. In an embodiment, the oral device includes an anchoring member, a lip sealing member and an air transmission member configured to receive and transmit air to a user. The air transmission member may divide and distribute the air to multiple locations within the user's oral cavity. The anchoring member is configured to receive a dentition of the user. According to some embodiments, the lip sealing member may include an inner lip seal and an outer lip seal. The inner and outer lip seals are customized to the user's lips and may be slidably received on the air transmission member. Thus, the lip sealing member is configured to provide a substantially airtight seal for the user's lips, thereby limiting and/or inhibiting air exchange between the user's lips.

System and Method for Treating Sleep Apnea, Night-time Hearing Impairment and Tinnitus With Acoustic Neuromodulation

A method and device for treating tinnitus and/or hearing impairment of a user at bedtime includes providing an audio stimulus to the user using a parametric array speaker. Some embodiments treat tinnitus by removing a frequency notch corresponding to the user's tinnitus frequencies from the audio signal. The audio signal may be ambient sound detected by a microphone, or may be a prerecorded file which may comprise noise or other audio such as audiobooks or music. Some embodiments combine treatment of tinnitus or hearing impairment with treatment for apnea, hypopnea or snoring.

Wax-based compositions, articles made therefrom, and methods of manufacture and use

Oral treatment devices formed from wax-based compositions that are thermally stable when formed into a three-dimensional shape to a temperature of at least 45° C. and plastically deformable at room temperature (25° C.). The wax-based compositions include a wax fraction homogeneously blended with a polymer fraction. The wax fraction includes at least one wax. The polymer fraction includes at least one polymer selected such that, when the wax and polymer are homogeneously blended together, they yield a wax-based composition having the desired properties of thermal stability and plastic deformability. Oral treatment devices are dimensionally stable to a temperature of at least 40° C. without external support and can be plastically deformed in a user's mouth to become at least partially customized to the size and shape of user's unique dentition and/or an appliance in a user's mouth.

MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT APPARATUS
20230125589 · 2023-04-27 ·

Provided is a mandibular advancement device including: a driving unit including an intraoral device; a main body configured to generate a driving force for driving the driving unit; and a connection unit configured to connect the driving unit and the main body to transmit the driving force generated by the main body to the driving unit, wherein the driving unit includes a driving case having an empty space therein, a coupling unit having fixed thereto the intraoral device and coupled to a front of the driving case, and a rear cover coupled to a rear of the driving case and accommodating a piston therein, the intraoral device includes a first frame and a second frame located to overlap each other, a first seating portion covering a portion of the first frame located in an oral cavity of a user, a second seating portion covering a portion of the second frame located in the oral cavity of the user, and a fixing unit coupled to the first frame and the second frame, the first frame is coupled to the fixing unit to be relative movable with respect to the second frame, the second frame is fixed to the fixing unit, and the fixing unit is fixed to the coupling unit.

Snoring-preventing smart mattress system

The present invention relates to a smart mattress system for preventing snoring of a user, wherein a sleep posture of the user is determined and pressure of an air mattress and pressure of an air pillow are adjusted depending on the sleep posture of the user, whereby snoring of the user is stopped.

Snoring-preventing smart mattress system

The present invention relates to a smart mattress system for preventing snoring of a user, wherein a sleep posture of the user is determined and pressure of an air mattress and pressure of an air pillow are adjusted depending on the sleep posture of the user, whereby snoring of the user is stopped.

Devices and method for bruxism management
11596540 · 2023-03-07 · ·

A dental appliance including a dielectric substrate with one or more electric areas having one or more integrated circuits, one or more electric lines, and optionally one or more shielding lines. The dental appliance further includes one or more ground areas including one or more ground pads, one or more sensing areas including one or more sensing pads, and optionally one or more shielding pads. The dental appliance is configured to monitor dental contact, dental forces, and/or for detecting teeth clenching and/or grinding.

Snore blocking helmet
11471319 · 2022-10-18 ·

A snore blocking helmet for comfortably minimizing snore impact on others includes a helmet body having a front portion, a rear portion, a right portion, a left portion, a top portion and a bottom perimeter forming an inside. The front portion has a visor aperture and a plurality of vent apertures extending through to the inside. A visor is rotatably coupled to the helmet body to cover and alternatively uncover the visor aperture. A plurality of fans is coupled within the inside adjacent the plurality of vent apertures. A control housing is coupled through the front portion. A plurality of controls is coupled to the control housing and is in operational communication with the plurality of fans. A power source is coupled to the control housing and is in operational communication each of the plurality of controls and the plurality of fans.

Snore blocking helmet
11471319 · 2022-10-18 ·

A snore blocking helmet for comfortably minimizing snore impact on others includes a helmet body having a front portion, a rear portion, a right portion, a left portion, a top portion and a bottom perimeter forming an inside. The front portion has a visor aperture and a plurality of vent apertures extending through to the inside. A visor is rotatably coupled to the helmet body to cover and alternatively uncover the visor aperture. A plurality of fans is coupled within the inside adjacent the plurality of vent apertures. A control housing is coupled through the front portion. A plurality of controls is coupled to the control housing and is in operational communication with the plurality of fans. A power source is coupled to the control housing and is in operational communication each of the plurality of controls and the plurality of fans.