CN215349884U - Oral cavity correcting snore stopper with tooth-shaped structure adjustment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to an oral cavity correcting snore stopper with an adjustable tooth-shaped structure. According to the oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure, the locking component enables the relative position between the upper dental support and the lower dental support to be changed, the lower dental support drives the lower teeth to move forwards to form lower jaw movement, and then the tongue root is driven to move forwards to enlarge and smooth the palatopharyngeal air passage, so that snore is eliminated or relieved. The position of the upper dental support and the lower dental support after relative movement is locked through the locking component, so that the lower dental support cannot move towards the tongue root direction, and the forward movement amount and the treatment effect of the lower jaw are ensured.

Description

Oral cavity correcting snore stopper with tooth-shaped structure adjustment

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to an oral cavity correcting snore stopper with an adjustable tooth-shaped structure.

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure only and is not necessarily prior art.

Obstructive sleep apnea and snoring are inseparable, most of the reasons are complex factors such as tonsil hypertrophy, tongue root hypertrophy, dental arch stenosis and the like in oral cavity, cell proliferation caused by obesity is systemic, tissues of all parts including the oral cavity are also fattened, and excessive thinness is caused by that the oral cavity structure is too narrow and gas is difficult to pass through.

For obstructive sleep apnea, a snore stopper is commonly used to assist treatment. The snore stopping device comprises an upper denture base, a lower denture base and a connecting piece, wherein the upper denture base and the lower denture base can be opened and closed up and down. Under the normal state, the lower teeth of the person are positioned at the inner side of the upper teeth, the lower teeth can be driven to move forwards to align with the upper teeth only by the lower jaw which is intentionally moved forwards by the person, the upper dental tray and the lower dental tray are connected through the connecting piece to keep the lower dental tray in the forward moving state, so that after the person wears the artificial tooth, the lower jaw drives the lower teeth to keep the forward moving state, the anti-jaw is formed to drive the tongue root to move forwards to enlarge the palatopharyngeal airway, and the snore is further eliminated or reduced. The connecting piece among the prior art is connected in the side of upper and lower denture fixing device, wears the back, and the connecting piece contacts with the oral mucosa for a long time, causes the wearing and tearing of oral mucosa easily, and the connecting piece protrusion upper and lower denture fixing device leads to user's cheek muscle to keep by the tensile state for a long time, leads to the problem of uncomfortable such as muscle ache. The relative positions of the upper denture base and the lower denture base are fixed by mutually attracting the magnetic acting force of the permanent magnet, but the relative positions cannot be adjusted according to the requirements of users, and the attracting force is small and cannot be kept at a fixed position.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to at least solve the problems that the adjustment cannot be carried out according to the requirements of users and the adjustment cannot be kept at a fixed position in the prior art. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:

the utility model provides an oral cavity correcting snore stopper with an adjustable tooth-shaped structure, which comprises:

an upper denture base;

a lower denture base;

a locking assembly disposed between the upper tray and the lower tray, the locking assembly configured to lock a position of the upper tray and the lower tray after relative movement.

According to the oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure, the locking component enables the relative position between the upper dental support and the lower dental support to be changed, the lower dental support drives the lower teeth to move forwards to form lower jaw movement, and then the tongue root is driven to move forwards to enlarge and smooth the palatopharyngeal air passage, so that snore is eliminated or relieved. In addition, set up the locking Assembly between last denture fixing device and lower denture fixing device, that is to say the locking Assembly hides between last denture fixing device and lower denture fixing device, and the user is when using, and the locking Assembly can not contact with the oral mucosa of chin portion, avoids causing the mucosa impaired with the interference between the chin portion, has improved the user comfort when the user wears. The position of the upper dental support and the lower dental support after relative movement is locked through the locking component, so that the lower dental support cannot move towards the tongue root direction, and the forward movement amount and the treatment effect of the lower jaw are ensured.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the locking assembly comprises:

a locking member;

a locking member selectively attachable to either of the lower tray and the upper tray, the locking member being attachable to the other of the lower tray and the upper tray, the locking member being configured to move along the locking member to change the relative position of the upper tray and the lower tray and to lock the relative position of the upper tray and the lower tray.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the locking element is provided on the upper tray and the mating element is provided on the lower tray.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the locking element comprises at least two locking teeth, each locking tooth comprising a first contact surface and a second contact surface, the first contact surface forming a first angle with the direction of movement of the lower tray relative to the upper tray, the second contact surface being perpendicular to the direction of movement of the lower tray relative to the upper tray;

the fitting piece includes two at least cooperation teeth, and each cooperation tooth includes third contact surface and fourth contact surface, the third contact surface with lower denture fixing is relative form the second contained angle between the moving direction of going up the denture fixing, the fourth contact surface perpendicular to lower denture fixing is relative go up the moving direction of denture fixing, the locking tooth along the third contact surface slides, the second contact surface with the fourth contact surface cooperation sets up the restriction the moving direction of locking piece is in order to lock go up the denture fixing with the relative position of lower denture fixing.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first included angle is equal to or greater than the second included angle.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the number of locking assemblies is at least two.

In some embodiments of the utility model, a side of the middle position of the upper tray facing away from the lower tray is provided with a first accommodating area, and the first accommodating area is configured to accommodate an upper labial frenulum;

the intermediate position of lower denture base deviates from one side of going up the denture base is provided with the second and holds the district, the second holds the district and sets to hold the frenulum of going up the lip.

In some embodiments of the utility model, a middle position of the upper tray is recessed in a direction of the lower tray to form a first through hole, and the first through hole is configured to accommodate an upper incisor;

the middle position of lower denture base is to the sunken second through-hole that forms of the direction of last denture base, the second through-hole sets up to hold lower incisor.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an oral cavity correcting snore stopper with an adjusted tooth-shaped structure according to an embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the upper tray shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure shown at A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the lower tray shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the structure shown at B in FIG. 7;

fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the locking assembly shown in fig. 1.

The reference symbols in the drawings denote the following:

1. an upper denture base; 11. a first accommodation area; 12. a first groove; 13. a first through hole;

2. a lower denture base; 21. a second containment region; 22. a second groove; 23. a second through hole;

3. a locking assembly; 31. a locking member; 311. a first contact surface; 312. a second contact surface; 32. a mating member; 321. a third contact surface; 322. a fourth contact surface.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For convenience of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "lower", "below", "upper", "above", and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can include both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the tooth-shaped structure-adjusted oral snore stopper according to one embodiment of the utility model comprises:

an upper denture base 1;

a lower denture base 2;

a locking component 3, wherein the locking component 3 is arranged between the upper dental tray 1 and the lower dental tray 2, and the locking component 3 is arranged to lock the position of the upper dental tray 1 and the lower dental tray 2 after relative movement.

According to the oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure, the locking component 3 changes the relative position between the upper dental support 1 and the lower dental support 2, so that the lower dental support 2 drives the lower teeth to move forwards to form lower jaw movement, and further drives the tongue root to move forwards to enlarge and smooth the palatopharyngeal air passage, and further eliminate or reduce snore. In addition, set up locking Assembly 3 between last denture fixing device 1 and lower denture fixing device 2, that is to say that locking Assembly 3 hides between last denture fixing device 1 and lower denture fixing device 2, and the user is when using, and locking Assembly 3 can not contact with the oral mucosa of chin portion, avoids causing the mucosa impaired with the interference between the chin portion, has improved the user comfort when the user wears. The locking component 3 locks the relative moved positions of the upper dental tray 1 and the lower dental tray 2, so that the lower dental tray 2 can not move towards the tongue root direction, and the advancing amount and the treatment effect of the lower jaw are ensured.

In some embodiments of the utility model, as shown in fig. 1 to 3 and 6, the number of the locking elements 3 is at least two, and when the locking elements 3 are two, the two locking elements 3 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the upper tray 1, i.e. symmetrically with respect to the line of symmetry of the upper tray 1, and also symmetrically with respect to the line of symmetry of the lower tray 2. When the locking assemblies 3 are three or more, the three locking assemblies 3 are evenly arranged between the upper dental tray 1 and the lower dental tray 2 at intervals. In one embodiment, the locking assemblies 3 are provided in two sets, two sets of locking assemblies 3 are symmetrically provided on both sides of the upper tray 1, one set of locking assemblies 3 is used for connecting the left side of the upper tray 1 and the left side of the lower tray 2, and the other set of locking assemblies 3 is used for connecting the right side of the upper tray 1 and the right side of the lower tray 2. Connect respectively through two sets of locking Assembly 3 to the left and right sides of going up denture fixing device 1 and lower denture fixing device 2, when making lower denture fixing device 2 antedisplacement, the antedisplacement volume of both sides is the same, avoids the different uncomfortable that causes of both sides antedisplacement volume when the user uses.

In some embodiments of the utility model, the user heats the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2 for the first time, takes an impression of their teeth and alveoli, sets the impression for cooling, and performs personalized customization for the user without taking another impression during subsequent use. In order to allow the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2 to be deformed according to the shapes of the teeth and the sockets, a thermoplastic material is used for the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2, and in one embodiment, a thermoplastic material is used for the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2. In another embodiment, the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2 are made of rigid material, the first groove 12 is disposed in the upper tray 1, the second groove 22 is disposed in the lower tray 2, the first groove 12 and the second groove 22 are both filled with thermoplastic material, the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2 are made of rigid material, and the thermoplastic material is POE (Polyolefin elastomer) or EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer).

In some embodiments of the utility model, as shown in figures 3 to 9, the locking assembly 3 comprises a locking member 31 and a mating member 32, the locking member 31 being selectively connectable to either of the lower tray 2 and the upper tray 1, the mating member 32 being connected to the other of the lower tray 2 and the upper tray 1, the locking member 31 being arranged to move along the mating member 32 to change the relative position of the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2 and lock the relative position of the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2. The locking member 31 and the fitting member 32 are provided in two ways, that is, the positions of the locking member 31 and the fitting member 32 can be interchanged. Specifically, the locking member 31 may be provided on the lower tray 2 or the upper tray 1. The fitting element 32 is arranged on the upper tray 1 when the locking element 31 is arranged on the lower tray 2, and the fitting element 32 is arranged on the lower tray 2 when the locking element 31 is arranged on the upper tray 1. In one embodiment, the locking member 31 is provided on the lower tray 2 and the mating member 32 is provided on the upper tray 1. The lower denture 2 drives the lower teeth to move forward through the relative movement between the locking piece 31 and the matching piece 32 to form the mandibular movement, and further drives the tongue root to move forward to enlarge the palatopharyngeal airway to be smooth, thereby eliminating or relieving the snore. The locking member 31 and the fitting member 32 can adjust the relative position between the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2, and also lock the relative position between the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2 so that the lower tray 2 cannot move toward the root of the tongue, thereby ensuring the amount of forward movement of the lower jaw and the therapeutic effect.

Wherein, to lock the relative positions of the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2, in addition to providing additional means to prevent the lower tray 2 from moving relative to the upper tray 1, such as the engagement of a spring and a telescopic rod, the movement of the lower tray 2 relative to the upper tray 1 can be prevented by the self-structure of the locking member 31 and the engagement member 32.

In some embodiments of the utility model, as shown in figures 3 to 5 and 9, the locking member 31 comprises at least two locking teeth, each locking tooth comprising a first contact surface 311 and a second contact surface 312, the first contact surface 311 forming a first angle with the direction of movement of the lower tray 2 relative to the upper tray 1, the second contact surface 312 being perpendicular to the direction of movement of the lower tray 2 relative to the upper tray 1, as shown in fig. 6 to 9, the engaging element 32 comprises at least two engaging teeth, each engaging tooth comprises a third contact surface 321 and a fourth contact surface 322, the third contact surface 321 forms a second angle with the moving direction of the lower tray 2 relative to the upper tray 1, the fourth contact surface 322 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the lower tray 2 relative to the upper tray 1, the locking teeth slide along the third contact surface 321, and the second contact surface 312 and the fourth contact surface 322 are cooperatively arranged to limit the moving direction of the locking element 31 to lock the relative positions of the upper tray 1 and the lower tray 2. The first contact surface 311 of the locking tooth slides along the third contact surface 321 of the mating tooth, when the locking tooth is separated from the two mating teeth and slides into the space between the two mating teeth, the second contact surface 312 of the locking tooth is attached to the fourth contact surface 322, because the second contact surface 312 and the fourth contact surface 322 are both perpendicular to the moving direction of the lower denture base 2 relative to the upper denture base 1, when a user wants to make the lower denture base 2 move towards the tongue root direction, the second contact surface 312 is attached to the fourth contact surface 322, and there is no displacement in the moving direction perpendicular to the lower denture base 2, the moving direction of the locking piece 31 is limited, the unidirectional movement of the locking piece 31 relative to the mating piece 32 is realized, the lower denture base 2 is prevented from moving towards the tongue root direction in the using process, and the forward movement amount and the treatment effect of the lower jaw are ensured.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first included angle and the second included angle may be equal to or different from each other, that is, the first included angle may be greater than the second included angle, the first included angle may be equal to the second included angle, and the first included angle may be smaller than the second included angle. In one embodiment, the first included angle is equal to or greater than the second included angle.

In some embodiments of the present invention, in the human body structure, the thin cord-like structure connected from the upper lip to the base of the gum on the median line of the inner face of the upper lip is the upper labial ligament, and in order to avoid friction between the upper tray 1 and the upper labial ligament when the user wears the dental-structure-adjusted oral cavity correction snore stopper, as shown in fig. 1 to 2, a first receiving area 11 is provided on the side of the upper tray 1 facing away from the lower tray 2 at the middle position, and the first receiving area 11 is configured to receive the upper labial ligament and avoid the upper labial ligament. Similarly, the fine rope-shaped structure that links to the gum basal portion from the lower lip on the median line of lower lip inner face is lower lip frenulum, and the user is when wearing the oral cavity that profile of tooth structure adjusted and correcting the snore relieving ware, in order to avoid taking place the friction between lower denture base 2 and the lower lip frenulum, consequently, one side that the intermediate position of lower denture base 2 deviates from last denture base 1 is provided with second accommodation area 21, and second accommodation area 21 sets to and holds upper lip frenulum, dodges upper lip frenulum to improve the use comfort when the user wears.

In some embodiments of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1, 3 and 6, the middle position of the upper tray is recessed toward the lower tray to form a first through hole 13, the first through hole 13 is configured to receive the upper incisors, so as to increase the comfort of the user during use, and similarly, the middle position of the lower tray is recessed toward the upper tray to form a second through hole 23, and the second through hole 23 is configured to receive the lower incisors. The first through hole 13 and the second through hole 23 have a through structure, and the first through hole 13 and the second through hole 23 may be regarded as two through holes. The size of the first and second through holes 13 and 23 may be modified according to the size of incisors of different users to further improve the comfort of the users.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are also included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (8)

1. The utility model provides a snore stopper is rescued in oral cavity that profile of tooth structure was adjusted which characterized in that includes:

an upper denture base;

a lower denture base;

a locking assembly disposed between the upper tray and the lower tray, the locking assembly configured to lock a position of the upper tray and the lower tray after relative movement.

2. The dental adjustable snore stopper as recited in claim 1, wherein the locking assembly comprises:

a locking member;

a locking member selectively attachable to either of the lower tray and the upper tray, the locking member being attachable to the other of the lower tray and the upper tray, the locking member being configured to move along the locking member to change the relative position of the upper tray and the lower tray and to lock the relative position of the upper tray and the lower tray.

3. The oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the locking piece is arranged on the upper tray, and the matching piece is arranged on the lower tray.

4. The oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the locking piece comprises at least two locking teeth, each locking tooth comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface, a first included angle is formed between the first contact surface and the moving direction of the lower denture base relative to the upper denture base, and the second contact surface is perpendicular to the moving direction of the lower denture base relative to the upper denture base;

the fitting piece includes two at least cooperation teeth, and each cooperation tooth includes third contact surface and fourth contact surface, the third contact surface with lower denture fixing is relative form the second contained angle between the moving direction of going up the denture fixing, the fourth contact surface perpendicular to lower denture fixing is relative go up the moving direction of denture fixing, the locking tooth along the third contact surface slides, the second contact surface with the fourth contact surface cooperation sets up the restriction the moving direction of locking piece is in order to lock go up the denture fixing with the relative position of lower denture fixing.

5. The oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first included angle is greater than or equal to the second included angle.

6. The dental adjustable snore stopper as recited in claim 1, wherein the number of the locking assemblies is at least two.

7. The oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein a first accommodating area is arranged on one side of the middle position of the upper denture base, which is far away from the lower denture base, and the first accommodating area is arranged to accommodate an upper labial frenulum;

the intermediate position of lower denture base deviates from one side of going up the denture base is provided with the second and holds the district, the second holds the district and sets to hold the frenulum of going up the lip.

8. The oral cavity correcting snore stopper with the adjusted tooth-shaped structure as claimed in claim 7, wherein the middle position of the upper denture base is recessed towards the lower denture base to form a first through hole, and the first through hole is arranged to accommodate an upper incisor;

the middle position of lower denture base is to the sunken second through-hole that forms of the direction of last denture base, the second through-hole sets up to hold lower incisor.

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