| US 7,448,388 B2 | ||
| Mandible positioning devices | ||
| Leonard W. Halstrom, 140 Isleview Place, Lions Bay, British Columbia V0N 2E9 (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 07, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/635,483. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0028827 A1, Feb. 10, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 5/56 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 128—861 [602/902] | 2 Claims |
| 1. A mandible positioning device, comprising upper and lower bite blocks and an adjustable connection interconnecting said
upper and lower bite blocks, said adjustable connection including first and second manually adjustable screws for displacing
said lower bite block relative to said upper bite block and said adjustable connection protruding forwardly from said upper
and lower bite blocks so that, in use of said mandible positioning device, said manually adjustable connection is located
in front of a patient fitted with said mandible positioning device:
wherein said first manually adjustable screw controls displacement of said lower bite block forwardly relative to said upper
bite block;
wherein said second manually adjustable screw controls displacement of said upper and lower bite blocks towards and away from
one another; and
wherein said adjustable connection comprises first and second forward projections extending from said upper and lower bite
blocks, respectively, said first manually adjustable screw having a longitudinal axis extending forwardly from said mandible
positioning device, and said second manually adjustable screw having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal
axis of said first manually adjustable screw.
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