Global Patent Index - EP 2542202 A2

EP 2542202 A2 20130109 - DEVICE FOR CYCLICAL EXTENSION OF THE JAW

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR CYCLICAL EXTENSION OF THE JAW

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG FÜR CYCLISCHE KIEFERDEHNUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF POUR LE TRAITEMENT OU LA PRÉVENTION DE MALADIES CÉRÉBRALES, DE L'HYPERTENSION ARTÉRIELLE, DE L'ACCIDENT VASCULAIRE CÉRÉBRAL, DE MALADIES NEURODÉGÉNÉRATIVES

Publication

EP 2542202 A2 20130109 (EN)

Application

EP 11729156 A 20110307

Priority

  • IT PI20100023 A 20100305
  • IB 2011000492 W 20110307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011107875A2] A device (1) for treating or preventing cerebral diseases, arterial hypertension, cerebral stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, provides a means for causing a mouth hyperextension and activating the proprioceptive sensations of the mandibular muscles. The means for causing a mouth hyperextension comprise a central portion (30) including a "U"- folded metal lamina of about 1-2 mm of thickness, for example 1.2 mm. At the end (31.32) of the central portion (30) are provided two curved laminar portions (10.20) that are arranged to be located, in use, at the upper wall (41) and at the lower wall (42) of the oral cavity of a patient (50). More in detail, the curved laminar portions (10.20) can be connected to the central portion (30) through a respective stair portion (11.21). This allows the central portion (30) to go beyond the dental arches (51, 52) of the patient (50), in order to arrange the laminar portions (10.20) adjacent to the palate and to the space between the tongue and the lower dental arch of the patient, or directly on the tongue itself. The metal of the device (1) has such a hardness that allows, in use, to stretch the mandibular elevator muscles.

IPC 8 full level

A61H 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 1/02 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1253 (2013.01); A61H 2205/026 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011107875A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011107875 A2 20110909; WO 2011107875 A3 20111201; WO 2011107875 A8 20121122; EP 2542202 A2 20130109; IT PI20100023 A1 20110906

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2011000492 W 20110307; EP 11729156 A 20110307; IT PI20100023 A 20100305