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US20040194787A1
US20040194787A1 US10/405,782 US40578203A US2004194787A1 US 20040194787 A1 US20040194787 A1 US 20040194787A1 US 40578203 A US40578203 A US 40578203A US 2004194787 A1 US2004194787 A1 US 2004194787A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to an anti-snoring device for insertion into a user's mouth for providing an unobstructed buccopharyngeal pathway for inspiratory and expiratory airflow to prevent snoring, sleep disordered breathing and/or obstructive sleep apnea.
  • Sleep Apnea is a common disorder affecting approximately 20,000,000 Americans. Sleep Apnea refers to a cessation of breathing during sleep that lasts at least 10 seconds. Snoring is another common sleep disorder. By conservative estimates, approximately 80,000,000 Americans are afflicted with snoring.
  • Current therapy includes sleep position modification, weight loss, and/or lifestyle changes such as the elimination of alcohol, drug use and/or over-eating.
  • Other therapies include the use of mechanical devices such as oral or nasal devices that augment the airway, surgical procedures to enlarge and stabilize the airway during sleep, and continuous positive airway pressure devices.
  • Nasal devices that dilate the anterior nares by external traction or internal splinting have been used with minimal success. Nasal intubation is poorly tolerated and traumatic to the user.
  • a second type of oral device is a mandibular repositioning device that advances the lower jaw relative to the fixed upper jaw to expand the cross-sectional area of the pharynx thereby improving airflow and preventing collapse.
  • Surgical treatments are varied and include reconstruction of the palate and uvula, various methods to shrink and stiffen the soft tissue of the upper airway, tonsillectomy, laser treatment, radio frequency tissue reduction, hyoid suspension, and tongue base excision and retention. More radical surgical treatments for severe disorders include tracheotomy and surgical advancement of the upper and lower jaws. Surgical treatments are typically highly expensive, painful, complicated and have varying success rates (typically 40-60%).
  • the present invention is an anti-snoring device that includes a flexible hollow tube for insertion into a user's mouth, having proximal and distal ends and an outer perimeter.
  • the tube includes an extraoral segment at its proximal end, an intraoral segment at its distal end and an intermediate segment extending therebetween.
  • the extraoral and intraoral segments each include at least one opening.
  • the extraoral segment is for extending beyond the user's outer lips
  • the intermediate segment is of sufficient length for extending along the buccopharyngeal pathway of the user's mouth
  • the intraoral segment is of sufficient length for extending beyond a retromolar space in the user's mouth, into the oropharynx and terminating between the posterior tongue and the soft palate.
  • the anti-snoring device also includes a stop extending from the outer perimeter of the tube on the intraoral segment for securing the intraoral segment within the user's oropharynx.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention includes a method of reducing snoring in a user's mouth.
  • the method includes inserting into the user's mouth a flexible hollow tube that has an extraoral segment at its proximal end, an intraoral segment at its distal end and an intermediate segment extending therebetween, wherein the extraoral and intraoral segments each include at least one opening.
  • the method further includes positioning the extraoral segment of the tube exterior to the user's lips, positioning the intermediate segment of the tube along the buccopharyngeal pathway of the user's mouth and positioning the intraoral segment of the tube beyond a retromolar space in the user's mouth, into the oropharynx and terminating between the posterior tongue and the soft palate.
  • FIG. 1A is a front perspective view of one embodiment of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1B is a front perspective view of another embodiment of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1C is a front perspective view of another embodiment of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 1D is a cross-sectional side view of the anti-snoring device of FIG. 1C;
  • FIG. 2A is a front perspective view of another embodiment of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2B is a front perspective view of another embodiment of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional side view of the anti-snoring device of FIG. 2B;
  • FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the upper side of a user's mouth having an anti-snoring device according to the present invention inserted therein.
  • FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of another embodiment of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 5A is a front perspective view of another embodiment of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional side view of the anti-snoring device of FIG. 5A.
  • an embodiment of the present invention is an anti-snoring device for insertion into a user's mouth for providing an unobstructed buccopharyngeal pathway for inspiratory and expiratory airflow to prevent snoring, sleep disordered breathing and/or obstructive sleep apnea.
  • Snoring is a common benign condition characterized by noisy harsh breathing during sleep resulting from soft tissue airway collapse and vibration during the respiratory cycle. This creates a dynamic vibratory resonance between the pressure of respiratory effort and the inherent elastic recoil of the soft tissues.
  • the anti-snoring device 10 includes a flexible hollow tube 8 having three segments, an extraoral segment 14 , an intermediate segment 16 , and an intraoral segment 18 .
  • the extraoral 14 and intraoral 18 segments each include at least one opening.
  • the extraoral segment 14 includes an open end 20 and the intraoral segment 18 includes an open end 21 .
  • the buccopharyngeal pathway 11 is defined as a pathway extending along an outer surface 28 of the of the user's dentition, between the outer surface 28 of the user's dentition and an inner surface 26 of the user's inner cheek, wherein dentition is defined as the user's teeth and gums in the user's dental arch.
  • the intraoral segment 18 extends past a retromolar space 27 (defined as an area in the user's upper or lower dentition past the user's last molar or an area past the user's upper and lower dentitions when the user's mouth is closed), enters the oropharynx 30 (defined as the posterior oral cavity behind the user's dentition) and terminates between the posterior tongue and the soft palate.
  • the retromolar space 27 as defined herein is created by the removal or nonexistence of at least the upper and/or lower third molar in the user's mouth 25 .
  • the user's mouth contains a first upper molar 31 and a second upper molar 32 , but does not contain a third upper molar.
  • the absence of the third upper molar allows the anti-snoring device 10 to cross behind the user's dentition and enter the user's oropharynx 30 .
  • the upper teeth are depicted, a depiction of the lower teeth would be substantially similar and is not included herein to avoid duplicity.
  • Adjacent to the intraoral segment 18 is the intermediate segment 16 .
  • the intermediate segment 16 extends along the buccopharyngeal pathway 11 .
  • the intermediate segment 16 may be positioned adjacent to the user's upper dentition, lower dentition or both the upper and lower dentitions, and may pass through the retromolar space 27 in the user's upper dentition, lower dentition or both the upper and lower dentitions, as long as the intermediate segment 16 passes along the buccopharyngeal pathway 11 and the intraoral segment 18 enters the oropharynx 30 .
  • the extraoral segment 14 is adjacent to the intermediate segment 16 .
  • the extraoral segment 14 extends past the user's lips 34 and outside the user's mouth 25 .
  • the unique buccopharyngeal pathway 11 is created as depicted by arrows 22 for inspiratory and expiratory airflow during sleep.
  • the buccopharyngeal pathway 11 is unique because it utilizes a route of airflow that is typically not used in normal breathing patterns and is not previously described in the medical literature as a route for respiratory airflow.
  • the buccopharyngeal pathway 11 presents a pathway for airflow during normal breathing patterns only when it is “stented” open by the anti-snoring device 10 as described above.
  • the anti-snoring device 10 also allows for the buccopharyngeal pathway 11 to be stented open even with the user's mouth closed and allows the user's dentition to remain in its natural and normal position, while accommodating normal jaw movement. As a result, normal swallowing, throat clearing, yawning, coughing and sneezing are not disturbed when the anti-snoring device 10 is in the user's mouth. In addition, since the intraoral segment 18 is positioned in the posterior oropharynx 30 and terminates on the lateral-posterior tongue the naturally triggered gag reflex is markedly diminished.
  • the anti-snoring device 10 eliminates snoring, sleep disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea for several reasons.
  • the intraoral segment 18 “stents” open or separates the posterior tongue and the soft tissue of the soft palate, which tend to collapse and vibrate during sleep to create the sound of snoring.
  • the anti-snoring device 10 also allows free flow of air to the posterior oral cavity at a markedly reduced resistance which allows for a decreased vacuum (negative) pressure of inspiration and a reduced pulsion (positive) pressure of expiration.
  • the anti-snoring device 10 also contains a flexible outwardly extending stop 13 that forms a portion of the intraoral segment 18 .
  • the stop 13 extends annularly about the tube 8 .
  • the stop 13 extends from the outside diameter of the tube 8 , but does not extend annularly about the tube 8 .
  • the stop 13 serves to secure the anti-snoring device 10 against anterior displacement, and secures the intraoral segment 18 within the oropharynx 30 of the user's mouth 25 .
  • the stop 13 is larger than the retromolar space 27 and therefore prevents retraction therethrough.
  • the stop 13 frictionally secures the intraoral segment 18 within the oropharynx 30 by abutting the last tooth in the retromolar space 27 , which in the depicted embodiment is the second molar 32 , and/or the portions of the jaw bone and/or gums that surround the retromolar space 27 .
  • the stop 13 may be adjustable along the length of the tube 8 , for example, by being slidably mounted on the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 .
  • the stop 13 is a sleeve, that has an inner opening 52 that is slightly smaller than or approximately equal to the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 .
  • the stop 13 is frictionally secured to the tube 8 , but can be adjusted by the user along the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 by the application of an appropriate force.
  • the adjustability of the stop 13 allows the anti-snoring device 10 to conform to the user's particular anatomy and allows the user to vary the length of the tube 8 that enters the oropharynx 30 .
  • the stop 13 may have any shape and size as long as it comfortably fits within the oropharynx 30 of the user's mouth and secures the intraoral segment 18 within the oropharynx 30 of the user's mouth 25 .
  • the stop 13 is a sleeve having concentric circular outside and inside surfaces, wherein the outside diameter d is approximately 28 French (Fr) to approximately 38 Fr, the inside diameter id is approximately 26 Fr to approximately 36 Fr, the length l is approximately ⁇ fraction (3/16) ⁇ inch to approximately ⁇ fraction (1/2) ⁇ inch and the thickness t is approximately 0.3 Fr to approximately 2.5 Fr, wherein 1 French is a unit of measure equal to 3.01 millimeters.
  • the stop 13 has an outer diameter d of approximately 30 Fr, an inside diameter id of approximately 28 Fr, a length l of approximately ⁇ fraction (1/4) ⁇ inch, a thickness t of approximately 1.0 Fr and the tube 8 has an outside diameter 42 of approximately 28 Fr.
  • the anti-snoring device 10 also contains a thin flexible retention diaphragm 12 that forms a portion of the intermediate segment 16 .
  • the retention diaphragm 12 contains a first side 38 that, due to its flexibility, conforms to the user's inner lips and/or inner cheek and a second side 40 that conforms to an outer surface of the user's teeth.
  • the retention diaphragm 12 secures the intermediate segment 16 within the user's buccopharyngeal pathway 11 and prevents anterior displacement of the anti-snoring device 10 .
  • the retention diaphragm 12 also acts as a saliva dam to prevent drooling of naturally occurring saliva developed during sleep.
  • the retention diaphragm 12 is adjustable, for example, by being slidably mounted to the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 .
  • the retention diaphragm 12 includes an opening 50 that is slightly smaller than or equal to the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 .
  • the retention diaphragm 12 is frictionally secured to the tube 8 , but can be adjusted by the user along the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 by the application of an appropriate force.
  • the adjustability of the retention diaphragm 12 allows the anti-snoring device 10 to conform to the user's particular anatomy.
  • the retention diaphragm 12 may have any shape and size, as long as it fits comfortably within the user's mouth between the user's inner lips and/or inner cheek and an outer surface of the user's teeth.
  • the retention diaphragm 12 may be circular, rectangular, square, oval-shaped or any other suitable shape.
  • the retention diaphragm 12 has a square outer perimeter or shape, having sides that are approximately ⁇ fraction (3/4) ⁇ inch to approximately 11 ⁇ 2 inch. The square shape helps to prevent rotation of the device 10 when it is in use as described above.
  • the retention diaphragm 12 has an outer perimeter that is square having 1 inch sides, wherein the opening 50 is circular with a diameter of approximately 28 Fr and the tube 8 has an outside diameter 42 of approximately 28 Fr.
  • the retention diaphragm 12 has a thickness T of approximately 0.030 inches to approximately 0.060 inches.
  • each of the segments of the tube 8 (the extraoral segment 14 , the intermediate segment 16 , and the intraoral segment 18 ) additionally contains side openings or side ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G.
  • the ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G serve to maximize airflow that may be restricted, for example by pillows, bed sheets or other objects obstructing the open end 20 of the extraoral segment 14 and/or soft tissue or other objects obstructing the open end 21 of the intraoral segment 18 .
  • the anti-snoring device 10 depicted in FIG. 1A-2C has a preformed bend such that a convex side 44 of the tube 8 and an opposite concave side 45 of the tube 8 are curved to closely follow the shape of a typical user's dentition.
  • the bend approximates an arc of a circle having a radius in the range of approximately 2.5 inches to approximately 5.0 inches, such as 4.0 inches.
  • the ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G are circular in shape with a diameter of approximately 5 mm.
  • the extraoral segment 14 contains one ventilation opening 24 A disposed on the convex side 44 of the tube 8
  • the intermediate segment 16 contains two ventilation openings 24 B and 24 C disposed on an upper 46 side, between the convex 44 and concave 45 sides, of the tube 8
  • two ventilation openings 24 D and 24 E disposed on an opposite lower 48 side of the tube 8
  • the intraoral segment 18 contains two ventilation openings 24 F and 24 G disposed on the convex side 44 of the tube 8 and one ventilation opening 24 H disposed on the concave side 45 of the tube 8 .
  • the ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G may have any size and shape and each segment 14 , 16 and 18 may contain any number of ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G as long as the ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G allow airflow to enter into the tube 8 and allow sufficient airflow through the tube 8 when the openings 20 and 21 at the extraoral 14 and the intraoral 18 segments are obstructed.
  • the ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G may also be disposed on the tube 8 at positions other than that shown in FIGS. 2A-2C. However, the positions shown minimizes the likelihood that the ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G will be obstructed.
  • positioning ventilation openings in the convex side 44 of the extraoral segment 14 minimizes the likelihood that the user's outer lips will obstruct the ventilation openings in the extraoral segment 14 since the user's lips are adjacent to the concave side 45 of the tube 8 when the anti-snoring device 10 is in use; positioning ventilation openings between the convex 44 and concave 45 sides in the upper 46 and/or lower 48 sides of the intermediate segment 16 minimizes the likelihood that the inner surface 26 of the user's inner cheek and/or the outer surface 28 of the of the user's dentition will obstruct the ventilation openings in the intermediate segment 16 ; and positioning ventilation openings in the concave 45 and the convex 44 sides of the intraoral segment 18 minimizes the likelihood that the user's tongue or soft palate will obstruct the ventilation openings in the intraoral segment 18 .
  • the preformed bend of the anti-snoring device 10 having the convex 44 and the concave 45 sides that are curved to closely follow the shape of a typical user's dentition, facilitates the user in properly inserting the anti-snoring device 10 into the user's mouth and ensures that when the anti-snoring device 10 is inserted properly, the ventilation openings 24 A- 24 G are properly aligned within the user's mouth.
  • the intraoral segment 18 when the user positions the intraoral segment 18 beyond the retromolar space 27 in the user's mouth, into the oropharynx and terminating between the posterior tongue and the soft palate, the intraoral segment 18 may bend inwardly more sharply than the preformed bend for proper placement in the user's mouth.
  • the above described preformed bend contains an additional inward bend 60 near the junction of the intermediate 16 and intraoral 18 segments as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the inward bend 60 is bent at an angle ⁇ in the range of approximately 65 degrees to 135 degrees, such as 100 degrees.
  • the open end 21 of the intraoral segment 18 is cut straight across the tube 8 , i.e. approximately straight across from the upper side 46 of the tube 8 to a lower side 48 of the tube 8 .
  • the open end 21 A of the intraoral segment 18 is angled starting from the upper side 46 of the tube 8 to a lower side 48 of the tube 8 at an angle. In one embodiment, this angle is approximately 45 degrees, however, in other embodiments larger or smaller angles may be used.
  • the angled open end 21 A of the intraoral segment 18 facilitates insertion of the intraoral segment 18 into the retromolar space 27 .
  • the angled open end 21 A of the intraoral segment 18 makes it less likely that the tongue or soft palate will occlude the open end 21 A when the anti-snoring device 10 is in use.
  • the tube 8 has a predetermined length of approximately 9 cm to approximately 13 cm. Although other lengths may be used, when the tube length is longer than 15 cm the extraoral segment 14 extends too far from the typical user's mouth, which may cause the extraoral segment 14 to bind or become obstructed, and when the tube length is shorter than 9 cm the tube 8 is not long enough for both the extraoral segment 14 to extend from the user's mouth and the intraoral segment 18 to extend into the oropharynx 30 of the user's mouth for a typical user. In one embodiment, the tube 8 has a length of 12 cm.
  • the tube 8 , the retention diaphragm 12 and the stop 13 are each composed of a flexible, elastic material, such as a non-latex polyvinyl chloride material.
  • the anti-snoring device 10 is composed of a flexible, elastic material, the anti-snoring device 10 is allowed to negotiate the contours of the user's buccopharyngeal pathway 11 while maintaining user comfort.
  • the flexibility and elasticity of the anti-snoring device 10 allows for a compression of the anti-snoring device 10 during normal sleeping functions, such as swallowing and teeth clenching, while allowing the anti-snoring device 10 to regain its original dimension when those force are relieved.
  • the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 is approximately 26 Fr to approximately 36 Fr
  • the inside diameter 43 of the tube is approximately 24 Fr to approximately 34 Fr
  • the thickness 41 of the tube 8 is approximately 0.3 Fr to approximately 2.5 Fr.
  • the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 is approximately 28 Fr
  • the inside diameter 43 of the tube 8 is approximately 26 Fr
  • the thickness 41 of the tube 8 is approximately 1.0 Fr.
  • the outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 may be larger than 36 Fr, but at diameters larger than 36 Fr user comfort begins to decrease.
  • the inside diameter 43 of the tube 8 may be smaller than 26 Fr, but sufficient airflow begins to diminish at 26 Fr.
  • the thickness 41 of the tube 8 may be smaller than 0.3 Fr or larger than 2.5 Fr, but at smaller thicknesses the device 10 becomes too flimsy and a larger thicknesses the device 10 becomes too stiff.
  • all of the outer edges of the tube 8 , the retention diaphragm 12 and the stop 13 are rounded to avoid abrasion or irritation of the user's soft tissue when the device is in use, as described above.
  • any of the embodiments described above may include the preformed shape as shown in FIG. 5.
  • the tube 8 includes a first concave surface 54 A and an opposite first convex surface 56 A that each integrally adjoin, respectively, a second convex surface 54 B and an opposite second concave surface 56 B, such that the tube 8 is approximately “S-shaped”.
  • the first concave surface 54 A and the first convex surface 56 A are disposed on the extraoral 14 and intermediate 16 segments and the second convex surface 54 B and the second concave surface 56 B are disposed 16 on the intraoral segment 18 .
  • the stop 13 may be formed as a preformed expansion in the tube 8 (as is shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B), that extends from outside diameter 42 of the tube 8 .
  • the preformed expansion extends annularly about the tube 8 .
  • the preformed expansion extends from the outside diameter of the tube 8 , but does not extend annularly about the tube 8 .
  • the dimensions of the stop 13 when the stop 13 is formed as a preformed expansion in the tube 8 are approximately the same as the dimensional ranges given above in the embodiments where the stop 13 is a sleeve.

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