/Removable Airway Appliance
Abstract

Disclosed is a removable airway appliance for guiding and developing the lower and upper jaws forward. The removable airway appliance may include an anterior acrylic section having a specified amount of the palate/roof of the mouth and lingual side/inside of top front teeth to direct the forces of development, a posterior acrylic section providing retention over the primary/baby molars, expansion screws set at different angles for up/down and side/side growth and development, and clasps for retention in case if permanent teeth are present. On the horizontal axis the screws can be positioned flat at a small angle or at a steeper angle to help direct the direction of growth and development of the upper and lower jawbones, while the side-to-side directs the amount of increased width of the arch.

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What is claimed is:

Disclosed is a removable airway appliance for guiding and developing the lower and upper jaws forward. The removable airway appliance may include an anterior acrylic section having a specified amount of the palate/roof of the mouth and lingual side/inside of top front teeth to direct the forces of development, a posterior acrylic section providing retention over the primary/baby molars, expansion screws set at different angles for up/down and side/side growth and development, and clasps for retention in case if permanent teeth are present. On the horizontal axis the screws can be positioned flat at a small angle or at a steeper angle to help direct the direction of growth and development of the upper and lower jawbones, while the side-to-side directs the amount of increased width of the arch.
Timeline
Filed
04/21/2026
Published
08/27/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
A61F 5/56:Devices for preventing snoring
A61F 5/058:Splints (takes precedence A61F 5/052)