Patents Assigned to AMERICAN DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE IP, LLC
  • Patent number: 9615964
    Abstract: A method of forming oral orthotic systems (100) to position and/or stabilize a mandible of a patient includes providing an upper dental member (20) adapted to be placed in connection with upper dentition of the patient, providing a lower dental member (30) adapted to be placed in connection with lower dentition of the patient and providing a plurality of posterior mounting structures (40). Each of the posterior mounting structure is adapted to be attached to one of the upper dental member or the lower dental member at a posterior, buccal position thereon. Each of the posterior mounting structures includes an extending member (42) which includes a plurality of positions (44) at which one of a plurality of connectors (50) is attachable to the extending member. Force may be applied to the mandible of the patient via at least one of a plurality of different mechanisms via attachment of a component of the mechanism (120) to at least one of the posterior mounting structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN DENTAL SLEEP MEDICINE IP, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Rogers