Mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps

Skip to: Description  ·  Claims  ·  References Cited  · Patent History  ·  Patent History
Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the presently disclosed mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps.

The broken line in the drawings is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an mandibular advancement device with comfort bumps, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
1495486 May 1924 Joannides
4671766 June 9, 1987 Norton
4708646 November 24, 1987 Jasper
4742464 May 3, 1988 Duret et al.
5121333 June 9, 1992 Riley et al.
5121334 June 9, 1992 Riley et al.
5313960 May 24, 1994 Tomasi
5352116 October 4, 1994 West
5365945 November 22, 1994 Halstrom
5427117 June 27, 1995 Thornton
5499633 March 19, 1996 Fenton
5566683 October 22, 1996 Thornton
5868138 February 9, 1999 Halstrom
6041784 March 28, 2000 Halstrom
6055986 May 2, 2000 Meade
6089864 July 18, 2000 Buckner et al.
6161542 December 19, 2000 Halstrom
6413082 July 2, 2002 Binder
6418933 July 16, 2002 Strong
6516805 February 11, 2003 Thornton
6526982 March 4, 2003 Strong
6604527 August 12, 2003 Palmisano
6729335 May 4, 2004 Halstrom
7013191 March 14, 2006 Rubbert et al.
7027642 April 11, 2006 Rubbert et al.
7146982 December 12, 2006 Mousselon et al.
7461046 December 2, 2008 Byington et al.
7637262 December 29, 2009 Bailey
D639440 June 7, 2011 Raad
8001973 August 23, 2011 Sotos et al.
8025063 September 27, 2011 Sotos et al.
8037886 October 18, 2011 Sotos et al.
8136529 March 20, 2012 Kelly
8160899 April 17, 2012 Rhodes
8205617 June 26, 2012 Scarberry et al.
8215312 July 10, 2012 Garabadian et al.
8226569 July 24, 2012 Sotos et al.
8267093 September 18, 2012 Marie-Catherine
8312884 November 20, 2012 Fuselier
8517029 August 27, 2013 Nelissen
8646454 February 11, 2014 Moses et al.
8646455 February 11, 2014 Webster et al.
8671946 March 18, 2014 Thornton
8881733 November 11, 2014 Harkins
D739028 September 15, 2015 Stein
9585785 March 7, 2017 Hofmann
9615964 April 11, 2017 Rogers
9744006 August 29, 2017 Ross
9808327 November 7, 2017 Kim et al.
9820882 November 21, 2017 Liptak et al.
9949868 April 24, 2018 Kim et al.
10213280 February 26, 2019 Kim et al.
10242157 March 26, 2019 Suda et al.
D870894 December 24, 2019 Ross
D872281 January 7, 2020 Brauteseth
10575981 March 3, 2020 Rayek
10660783 May 26, 2020 Hofmann
20010002310 May 31, 2001 Chishti et al.
20020042725 April 11, 2002 Mayaud
20020059049 May 16, 2002 Bradbury et al.
20030078813 April 24, 2003 Haskell et al.
20030078911 April 24, 2003 Haskell et al.
20040078227 April 22, 2004 Morris
20040088317 May 6, 2004 Fabrick et al.
20040122703 June 24, 2004 Walker et al.
20040197727 October 7, 2004 Sachdeva et al.
20040243481 December 2, 2004 Bradbury et al.
20050027172 February 3, 2005 Benavides et al.
20050089822 April 28, 2005 Geng
20050131738 June 16, 2005 Morris
20060093982 May 4, 2006 Wen
20060282288 December 14, 2006 Rodriguez et al.
20070015111 January 18, 2007 Kopelman et al.
20070026363 February 1, 2007 Lehmann et al.
20070183572 August 9, 2007 Drummond et al.
20070244718 October 18, 2007 Arnone et al.
20070283967 December 13, 2007 Bailey
20080033754 February 7, 2008 Smith et al.
20080064008 March 13, 2008 Schmitt
20080090207 April 17, 2008 Rubbert
20080140371 June 12, 2008 Warner
20080176189 July 24, 2008 Stonisch
20080189139 August 7, 2008 Sachdeva et al.
20080208913 August 28, 2008 Lemchen
20080228303 September 18, 2008 Schmitt
20080270175 October 30, 2008 Rodriguez et al.
20080286712 November 20, 2008 Imgrund et al.
20080312953 December 18, 2008 Claus
20090017410 January 15, 2009 Raby et al.
20090171696 July 2, 2009 Allard et al.
20090177124 July 9, 2009 Silwa et al.
20090298017 December 3, 2009 Boerjes et al.
20100036682 February 11, 2010 Trosien et al.
20100316973 December 16, 2010 Remmers et al.
20110005526 January 13, 2011 Garabadian et al.
20110005527 January 13, 2011 Andrew et al.
20110017220 January 27, 2011 Lindsay et al.
20110155143 June 30, 2011 Shantha
20110308531 December 22, 2011 Grosky
20120015316 January 19, 2012 Sachdeva et al.
20120064485 March 15, 2012 Chun et al.
20120065756 March 15, 2012 Rubbert et al.
20120148985 June 14, 2012 Jung et al.
20120177456 July 12, 2012 Jung et al.
20120179482 July 12, 2012 Garms et al.
20120199136 August 9, 2012 Urbano
20120227750 September 13, 2012 Tucker
20130014765 January 17, 2013 Meade
20130269712 October 17, 2013 Awde
20140076332 March 20, 2014 Luco
20140090652 April 3, 2014 Hakimi
20140095200 April 3, 2014 Bostock
20140120489 May 1, 2014 Klein et al.
20140255873 September 11, 2014 Bullis et al.
20140326253 November 6, 2014 Baratier et al.
20140332011 November 13, 2014 Turek
20140352700 December 4, 2014 Ingemarsson-Matzen
20140352701 December 4, 2014 Ingemarsson-Matzen
20150007830 January 8, 2015 Remmers
20150074993 March 19, 2015 Warden et al.
20150101614 April 16, 2015 Quaka et al.
20150149212 May 28, 2015 Rolia et al.
20150157491 June 11, 2015 Hofmann
20150223969 August 13, 2015 Smith
20150238345 August 27, 2015 Decker et al.
20150245890 September 3, 2015 Wouters et al.
20150282904 October 8, 2015 Fisker
20160074207 March 17, 2016 Choi
20160184129 June 30, 2016 Liptak et al.
20160270886 September 22, 2016 Schulter et al.
20160374784 December 29, 2016 Joshi
20170143537 May 25, 2017 Kim
20200222227 July 16, 2020 Shim
Foreign Patent Documents
2942082 October 2015 CA
102004007008 September 2005 DE
3487439 May 2019 EP
3487444 May 2019 EP
2494935 March 2013 GB
20130029183 March 2013 KR
20130111848 October 2013 KR
101654279 September 2016 KR
2013102095 July 2013 WO
2013124452 August 2013 WO
2015103084 July 2015 WO
2018017488 January 2018 WO
2018017500 January 2018 WO
Other references
  • Bloch et al., A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Trial of Two Oral Applicances for Sleep Apnea Treatment. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Jul. 2000;162(1):246-251.
  • Demko, 2013 Oregon Dental Conference, “Course 3106: Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Whirlwind Tour”. Lecture Slides; Apr. 4, 2013 (39 pages total).
  • Fritsch et al., Side Effects of Mandibular Advancement Devices for Sleep Apnea Treatment. Am J Respir Grit Care Med. Sep. 1, 2001;164(5):813-818.
  • Lin and Lee, Patents Analysis and Design Suggestions for the Mandibular Advancement Devices. Taiwan International Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences, 2012;6:103-108.
  • Lowe, “Dental Appliances for the Treatment of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea”. Ch. 69 in Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 2nd Ed.; edited by Kryger et al., c 1994 by W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, pp. 722-735.
  • Mehta et al., A Randomized Controlled Study of a Mandibular Advancement Splint for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. May 2001;163(6):1457-1461.
  • Nordstrom, The NorSnor-2. c Jun. 1994:3 pages.
  • O'Sullivan et al., Mandibular Advancement Splint: An Appliance to Treat Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. Jan. 1995; 151(1):194-198.
  • Tan et al., Mandibular Advancement Splints and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea; A Randomized Cross-Over TrialEur J Orthod. Jun. 2002;24(3):239-249.
  • Vela-Hernandez et al., Clinical management of the Herbst Occlusal Hinge appliance. J Clin Orthod. Nov. 2004;38(11):590-599.
  • Wahl, Orthodontics in 3 Millenia_ Chapter 9: Functional Appliances to Midcentury. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. Jun. 2006;129(6):829-833.
Patent History
Patent number: D932626
Type: Grant
Filed: May 13, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 5, 2021
Assignee: PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (Pleasanton, CA)
Inventors: Sung Kim (Pleasanton, CA), David W. Kuhns (Pleasanton, CA), Leonard A. Liptak (Pleasanton, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/652,113
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mold, Model Or Form (48) (D24/181)