43 results about "Upper anterior" patented technology

Various surgical instruments for use in the treatment of vertebral body compression fractures, used respectively for: widening a working path; reducing deformity; inserting a filler; and impacting a filler are provided. A set of surgical instruments including these instruments makes it possible to treat collapsed vertebral bodies easily and reliably are provided. The set includes a guide rod 1 (an instrument for widening a working path), a vertical elevator 2 (an instrument for reducing deformity), a horizontal elevator 3 (an instrument for reducing deformity), an inserter 4 (an instrument for inserting a filler), and an impactor 5 (an instrument for impacting a filler). The guide rod 1 is used for widening a path 93 formed in a collapsed vertebral body 91. The vertical elevator 2 is used for returning the upper anterior portion of the collapsed vertebral body 91 to a substantially original shape. The horizontal elevator 3 is used for returning the upper middle portion of the collapsed vertebral body 91 to a substantially original shape. The inserter 4 is used for inserting a filler into the reduced vertebral body 91. The impactor 5 is used for increasing the density of the filler inserted into the reduced vertebral body 91.

A patient ambulation motion detector designed to be worn on the body. The detector incorporates a wireless transmitter, a motion sensor switch and a second call switch. It may be enclosed in a plastic case and attached most commonly to the upper anterior chest by a non-allergic double-backed tape.

An intra-oral, semi-custom, separating device, worn over the upper anterior teeth, allowing at least one lower anterior tooth to contact the rear of the device within the freeway space between upper and lower jaws at physiologic rest. The device allows for deprogramming and releasing of the muscles of the upper and lower jaw. The device is composed of an extruded or molded shell composed of a hard polycarbonate or similar plastic material and fits over the upper anterior teeth. The internal surface of the shell is lined with a thermoplastic with a low molding temperature. The thermoplastic allows the user to mold the internal aspect of the device onto and over the teeth to produce a custom fit, which relieves the user of the stresses, strains, pains and damage that can be caused by parafunctioning of the dental neural-muscular system.

The present invention discloses a set of dental arches comprising: an upper arch (1) formed by upper anterior (2) and posterior (3) artificial teeth and another lower arch (5) formed by lower anterior (6) and posterior (7) artificial teeth mounted in an orderly fashion on flexible bases (4) and (8) constructed of elastomeric resin in the form of an arch, having a three-dimensional movement capacity to enable adaptation to the anatomy and physiology of edentulous patients; the base material also allows the adjustment of each tooth individually, through changes of position, inclination or alignment, in a simple manner, thus producing custom prosthodontics; its use in the confection processes of removable complete and partial dentures saves time, labor and cost compared to traditional methods.

A flexible hoof sock for use with horse's comprising a sole portion and body portion both made of a flexible and durable material to enable the hoof sock to be worn in the field or in the stall. Further, comprising two flexible closure flaps attached to the upper portion of the body having VELCRO™ attachments at the distal ends of each closure flap and the opposing point of connection on the upper anterior portion of the body, or the tongue. The body, sole and closure flaps when attached to the tongue create a pocket or opening to encase an equine's hoof. Inside this opening one or both of two pads can be inserted, parallel to the sole portion of the hoof sock. The first pad is the cushion pad which is a circular pad that is made of rubberized material to provide cushioning to the horse's hoof. The second pad is a therapeutic pad which is also circular in shape and is made of a felt or similar absorbent material. Treatments and medications are releasably applied to the therapeutic pad, and then the equine's hoof is placed inside the hoof sock in contact with the therapeutic pad to allow for continued treatment of the equine's hoof aliment.

An improved, self-feeding, screening installation tool is disclosed, comprising a main body of generally oval configuration, with an integral handle portion configured to be used as a handle. Two generally cylindrical discs are rotatably affixed to the anterior and posterior portions of the main body. A spool holding assembly is located at the end of an extension arm that extends outward and upward from the upper anterior portion of the main body. The spool holding assembly is designed to hold a traditional cylindrically configured spool of spline. With the spool installed, the spline material is threaded through the main body, under the handle portion, and around the discs, which are used to force the material into the screen frame channel. This allows the user to simply run the discs of the present invention in the screen frame channels, automatically feeding the spline into the channel. Another embodiment discloses an elongated design with a spline spool being mounted directly to two extension arms, extending upward and outward from near the posterior of the present invention, and a spline guidance tube guiding the spline to the anterior disc.

Improved pacifiers are provided. Certain embodiments better accommodate the anatomy of the human oral cavity and throat, and can provide for improved airway patency, healthy jaw development, correct swallowing, and / or satisfy a user's inclination to suck and nibble. Certain embodiments include an upper ridge groove configured to receive a user's upper anterior ridge, and a lower ridge groove configured to receive the user's lower anterior ridge. The ridge grooves can be substantially vertically aligned, can span a user's anterior ridges, and can maintain vertical spacing between the user's anterior ridges. Certain embodiments include an anterior flange and a posterior flange, the upper ridge groove configured to receive the upper anterior ridge between the posterior flange and anterior flange, and the lower ridge groove configured to receive the lower anterior ridge between the posterior flange and anterior flange. Certain embodiments include a nipple projecting substantially vertically from the posterior flange.

An intraoral discluding appliance for the prevention of trauma and temporomandibular joint syndrome. The device is a small intraoral device that is custom made for each individual patient. The device includes two discluding elements over the cuspid areas known as cuspid pads. The device is inserted in the mouth and retained against the upper or lower anterior teeth. Typically, the device will be retained on the upper anterior teeth but occasionally mandible placement is necessary. As the mouth is closed, the discluding elements contact the opposing cuspids and prevent the posterior teeth from touching. This effectively reduces parafunctional temporal muscle activity, eliminates trauma, and prevents bruxism. The device is removable and may be worn full time, but is typically removed at least during meals and for cleaning. Additionally, the device may be worn only part time, for example it may be used as a bedtime appliance.

A prosthetic device for supporting one or both of the anterior cervix and the anterior vaginal wall in a subject comprises a main body and a pair of flexible arms extending from the main body. At least part of the main body is adapted for attachment to the upper anterior vaginal wall, and the arms are configured for secure attachment to one or more stable body portions to suspendingly support the anterior cervix and anterior vaginal wall when in use.

The present invention relates to an anterior crossbite appliance which comprises an appliance body which is provided with a dental arch slot which matches with the standard lower dental arch of human being. The slot width of the two lateral parts of the arch of the dental arch slot is fit for the thickness of the opposite lower teeth. The middle slot width of the arch of the dental arch slot is larger than the thickness of lower anterior teeth. The inner slot top surface of the middle part of the arch of the dental arch slot is a lower teeth inward shift oblique guide face which is high at the side of tongue and low at the side of lip, and the outer slot top surface at the same position is provided with a bite body which can be covered by upper anterior teeth. A patient can wear the appliance at the lower dental arch directly, when biting spontaneously, the upper anterior teeth of the patient cover the bit body; the bit body pushes the upper anterior teeth upwards and ensures the upper anterior teeth shift towards the side of the lip by forcing the bite force; because the top of the lower teeth inward shift oblique guide face inclines towards the side of the tongue, the bite force pushes the lower anterior teeth inwards by the lower teeth inward shift oblique guide face, the lower anterior teeth is adducted inwards to shift towards the side of the tongue, and the anterior crossbite can be recovered gradually to a normal occlusion by wearing the appliance for long time.

A kit which may be used for anterior tooth selection, the kit including a facial meter for measuring the width of a nose and / or the distance between the eyes, and for correlating the measurement to a tooth size, and an anterior tooth selection guide consisting of a plurality of cards which have various sets of upper anterior teeth of differing sizes, soft and bold, depicted thereon so that a dentist or dental professional may place a card adjacent the face of the patient to make an initial evaluation of the teeth to be selected based upon the use of the anterior tooth selection guide. The kit may also includes a mold guide which includes various sets of anterior teeth and posterior teeth. This kit facilitates the tooth selection process by the dental professional.

A depressing upper anterior teeth brace is characterized by comprising micro-implant anchorage nails and a brace. The micro-implant anchorage nails are divided into two groups; a first group is arranged on the cheek side and muco-gingival junction between a second premolar tooth and a first grinding tooth of the upper jaw, the angle between the first group and the teeth axis is 45 degrees; the second group is arranged on muco-gingival junction between the lateral incisor and the canine teeth of the upper jaw, the angle between the second group and the teeth axis is 45 degrees; multiple gaps are formed in bone cortex between the left second premolar teeth and the right second premolar teeth of the upper jaw in advance; the size of the first group of micro-implant anchorage nails is larger than that of the second group; the brace comprises a draw hook and a gap closing arch wire; one end of the draw hook is arranged on the gap closing arch wire, and the other end is connected to the micro-implant anchorage nails through a rubber band or an extension spring. During the upper anterior teeth rectification process, the brace can accelerate the tooth moving speed, at the same time, the distance for adduction-depressing upper anterior teeth is largely increased, the large irreversible damage to tooth roots is avoided, and the curative effect is largely improved.

A kit which may be used for anterior tooth selection, the kit including a facial meter for measuring the width of a nose and / or the distance between the eyes, and for correlating the measurement to a tooth size, and an anterior tooth selection guide consisting of a plurality of cards which have various sets of upper anterior teeth of differing sizes, soft and bold, depicted thereon so that a dentist or dental professional may place a card adjacent the face of the patient to make an initial evaluation of the teeth to be selected based upon the use of the anterior tooth selection guide. The kit may also includes a mold guide which includes various sets of anterior teeth and posterior teeth. This kit facilitates the tooth selection process by the dental professional.

The invention discloses a transparent template used for anterior teeth esthetic diagnosis. The transparent template is characterized in that the template comprises a plastic transparent card paper and an anterior teeth form bar chart which is printed on the plastic transparent card paper and conforms to aesthetic parameters; the aesthetic parameters comprise width to length ratios of central incisors, width ratios among upper anterior teeth, a gingiva curve form and the like. Through adoption of the transparent template, through printing the anterior teeth form bar chart, which conforms to the aesthetic parameters, on the surface of the plastic transparent card paper, one transparent template is formed; an oral doctor can be assisted in the anterior teeth esthetic diagnosis; and the doctor-patient communication is facilitated.

The invention provides an expansion type muscular activator for correcting class-II malocclusion. The muscular activator comprises a denture, and is characterized in that the denture is formed by a left denture and a right denture, and comprises an upper anterior tooth plastic cap and a lower anterior tooth plastic cap which are worn in the anterior tooth region, a palate denture, a vertical wing plate and an interocclusal part, wherein the palate denture is positioned at the oral palatal shelf part and the vertical wing plate is positioned on the tongue side of the lower dentition when the activator is worn; the interocclusal part is positioned between the backteeth occlusal surfaces of the upper jaw and the lower jaw; and the distal of the denture reaches the distal of the first molar of the upper jaw and the distal of the first molar of the under jaw. The expansion type muscular activator also comprises a screw and two draw hooks, the left denture and the right denture are connected by virtue of the screw; and the draw hooks correspond with mesial of canine teeth on two sides of the upper jaw. The expansion type muscular activator is reasonable in design, low in cost and convenient to wear, and is suitable for patients with early class-II high-angle malocclusion, especially cases of incompetent lips.

The invention discloses a portable foldable-type peritoneal dialysis pipeline-connecting and liquid-changing clean operating box, which comprises an operating box body and a sterilization lamp, wherein the operating box body comprises a front end face, a back end face, an upper end face, a lower end face, a left end face and a right end face; the front end face, the back end face, the upper end face and the lower end face are respectively provided with a metal framework; a fold portion is respectively formed on the clearance between the front end face periphery and the lower end face periphery, the clearance between the lower end face periphery and the back end face periphery, and the clearance between the back end face periphery and the upper end face periphery; the left end face and the right end face are respectively provided with operating windows; each of the operating windows is respectively contained with a seal protective sleeve; a notch that can be opened and closed is formed on the clearance between the upper end face periphery and the front end face periphery; a side corner at the upper anterior of the left end face is provided with an insertion hole A; a side corner at the upper anterior of the right end face is provided with an insertion hole B; and the insertion hole B and the insertion hole A are respectively communicated with the notch. The operating box provided herein has the advantages of simple operation, small volume, good foldability, convenient carry, and strong practicality.

A device and method for relieving head, neck, facial, joint and tooth pain. An intra-oral, semi-custom, separating device, worn over the upper anterior teeth, allows at least one lower anterior tooth to contact the rear wall of the device within the user's freeway space and prevents lower posterior teeth from contacting upper posterior teeth. The device provides a method of deprogramming and releasing the muscles of the upper and lower jaws. The device comprises an extruded or molded shell made of a hard polycarbonate or similar hard plastic material. The internal surface of the shell is lined with a moldable thermoplastic resin with a low molding temperature which allows the user to mold the internal aspect of the device onto and over the teeth to produce a custom fitted device. This relieves the stresses, strains, pains and damage that can be caused by parafunctioning of the dental neural-muscular system.

The invention relates to an earphone with an adjustable sound direction or stereo effect. The earphone comprises (a) an ear loop unit, (b) an earmuff unit, (c) an adjustable bracket unit, (d) one or more adjustable earphone loudspeaker units and (e) an adjustment unit, wherein the ear loop unit comprises an upper anterior auricular piece, a lower anterior auricular piece and a retroauricular piece; the earmuff unit consists of a sound filtering unit used for blocking and guiding sounds and a shell with a shell connector; the adjustable bracket unit is connected with the ear loop unit and arranged on the shell of the earmuff unit; the one or more adjustable earphone loudspeaker units are arranged on the shell and in the earmuff unit; and the adjustment unit comprises a bendable support part with a first end part and a second end part. By the adjustable earphone provided by the invention, a user can conveniently regulate a center loudspeaker of the earphone even the whole earphone to achieve the stereo effect, and any discomfort generated by the earphone can be prevented.

The invention relates to an adjusting guide making method. The method comprises following steps: an upper jaw 3D model and a lower jaw 3D model of a patient are obtained with a 3D scanning technology,and a 3D position relation of upper jaw dentition and lower jaw dentition of the patient in different states is obtained; an occlusion contact relation of the patient in different states is obtainedon the basis of the 3D position relation; lower jaw positions of the patient in different states are gathered in 3D software, a repair form of upper jaw anterior teeth is designed based on this, and adiagnostic model is formed; an ideal repair effect of the upper anterior teeth of the patient and a position relation of the upper anterior teeth and the lower jaw dentition in different states are obtained through 3D design on the basis of the 3D model; occlusal interference is avoided by adjusting incisal form of lower jaw anterior teeth, and an adjusting guide is designed by the 3D software onthe basis of the adjusted incisal form of lower jaw anterior teeth; and the diagnostic model and the adjusting guide are obtained through 3D printing. The adjusting guide made with the method can rapidly and accurately adjust and grind dental tissue.

The invention relates to an all-ceramic tooth preparation method based on a facial and oral dentition three-dimensional scanning technology. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out spatial three-dimensional registration on facial three-dimensional data and dentition three-dimensional data of a patient through a plurality of feature points on the surfaces of teeth and gingiva of thepatient; designing a lip surface three-dimensional form of the upper anterior teeth and / or the lower anterior teeth to enable the tooth protrusion and the incisor curve to accord with the upper lip shape and the lower lip shape of the patient; copying the three-dimensional shapes of the tongue surface of the original upper anterior tooth and the incisor end of the lower anterior tooth of the patient, and adjusting the three-dimensional shapes so that the forward extension and lateral movement tracks of the lower anterior tooth of the patient accord with the leading characteristics of the patient before repair to obtain a lingual three-dimensional shape; performing data fusion on the lip surface three-dimensional form and the lingual side three-dimensional form to form a three-dimensional digital model with an expected repair effect; and performing three-dimensional printing based on the three-dimensional digital model with the expected repair effect to obtain a resin model, and preparing the all-ceramic tooth according to the obtained resin model. Real three-dimensional aesthetic design can be carried out for the patient.

The invention provides a correcting device for assisting protraction of the lower jaw and retraction of the upper anterior teeth and relates to the field of orthodontic clinical instruments. The correcting device comprises a planar guide plate parallel to an occlusal plane, a guide rod, a support and an implant anchorage peg, wherein the planar guide plate is arranged on the central incisor palate side of the upper jaw and engages with lower incisors; the support comprises an arc-shaped body, a first connection rod, a traction post and attaching parts, two ends of the arc-shaped body are respectively connected with the attaching parts, the arc-shaped body is connected with the first connection rod extending near a central direction and the traction post extending near a central occlusion direction; the end, near the central direction, of the first connection rod is connected with the planar guide plate, the guide rod is connected to the occlusion side of the planar guide plate, and the guide rod is abutted to the tongue side of the lower incisors; the implant anchorage peg is arranged on the palate, and a rubber band in a tensional state is arranged between the implant anchorage peg and the traction post.

[Problem] To prevent sound leakage through gaps between the wearing surface side of ear pads and areas around the ears when headphones are worn and used by a user. [Solution] For headphones that have ear pads which are attached to the surfaces of housing sections, each having a built-in speaker driver for outputting an audio signal as sound, which come in contact with the ears of a listener, convex sections in the form of gradually curved surfaces are provided in the wearing surface regions of the ear pads that come in contact with an upper anterior side of the head of the listener and a lower posterior side of the head of the listener, whereby the ear pads are shaped to fit well to the areas around the ears of the user without forming any gaps when the ear pads are worn.

Improved pacifiers are provided. Certain embodiments better accommodate the anatomy of the human oral cavity and throat, and can provide for improved airway patency, healthy jaw development, correct swallowing, and / or satisfy a user's inclination to suck and nibble. Certain embodiments include an upper ridge groove configured to receive a user's upper anterior ridge, and a lower ridge groove configured to receive the user's lower anterior ridge. The ridge grooves can be substantially vertically aligned, can span a user's anterior ridges, and can maintain vertical spacing between the user's anterior ridges. Certain embodiments include an anterior flange and a posterior flange, the upper ridge groove configured to receive the upper anterior ridge between the posterior flange and anterior flange, and the lower ridge groove configured to receive the lower anterior ridge between the posterior flange and anterior flange. Certain embodiments include a nipple projecting substantially vertically from the posterior flange.

The invention provides a trigeminal ganglion injection guide plate which comprises a fitting part, a hollow part, a supporting part, a fixing part and two injection channels, wherein the fitting partfits a maxillofacial region; in the hollow part, the soft tissues and a nasal cavity within the nose wing range on the two sides come out; the supporting part is positioned at the upper end of the hollow part and is supported at sclerous tissues of the frons; the fixing part is positioned at the lower end of the hollow part and is provided with a groove fixed at upper anterior teeth; the two injection channels are positioned on the left and right sides of the fixing part; and each of the two injection channels is provided with the admission passage direction reaching the basis cranii oval foramen and is used for enabling an entry needle to puncture and reach the trigeminal ganglion through guidance of the corresponding injection channel. With adoption of the trigeminal ganglion injection guide plate, admission passage of the trigeminal ganglion can be realized with small injury in a simple, fast and precise manner; a preparation technology of the trigeminal ganglion injection guide plate is simple and high in repeatability and has great importance in in vivo research of feeling and algesia of the maxillofacial region.

The invention discloses a lingual anterior teeth retractor, which is composed of tooth plates, a straightening line, a bone nail, continuous shackle bodies, and an elastic traction member. The tooth plates are connected in series and bonded one to one at a spacing of the straighten teeth in the middle of the straightening line. When the nail is fixed on the upper jaw on the inner side of the upperrear teeth, the other sides of the tooth plates bonded to the straightening line are bonded to the corresponding upper tooth backs by adhesive. The continuous shackle bodies are welded to the back sides of the tooth plates bonded to the front teeth on both side so that the continuous shackle bodies are abutted against the side front tooth backs and the gingiva of the front tooth backs, thereby fixing the two ends of the straightening line with at least one pair of bone nails. Thus, the straightening line generates the torque to pull the upper row of tooth roots to the throat. A bone nail canbe also nailed to a predetermined position of the upper jaw. A hook of the continuous shackle body is hooked to one end of the elastic traction member, and the other end of the elastic traction memberhooked to the continuous shackle body is sleeved a nailed bone nail so that the upper anterior teeth with their roots can be pulled to the direction of the throat.

The invention relates to the technical field of internal fixation apparatuses for upper anterior cervical bone graft fusion, in particular to an internal fixation device for upper anterior cervical fusion. The internal fixation device comprises a body (1), a top wing (2) and a tail wing (3) and is characterized in that the body (1) with the upper portion at one end and the lower portion at the other end is a tubular part with four hollowed-out meshed walls, the cross section of the upper portion of the body (1) is oval while the cross section of the lower portion of the body (1) is circular, horizontal heights of two thin side walls of the upper portion of the body (1) are larger than the horizontal height of the middle portion, the top wing (2) is arranged on one side of the upper portion of the body (1), the tail wing (3) is arranged on one side of the lower portion of the body (1), and each of the top wing (2) and the tail wing (3) is provided with at least two through holes. The internal fixation device for upper anterior cervical fusion is simple in structure and novel in design and aims at the problem of anterior cervical reconstruction after lesionectomy for atlantoaxial ventral lesions or upper cervical ventral lesions with involvement of lower cervical long sections.

[Problem] To prevent sound leakage through gaps between the wearing surface side of ear pads and areas around the ears when headphones are worn and used by a user. [Solution] For headphones that have ear pads which are attached to the surfaces of housing sections, each having a built-in speaker driver for outputting an audio signal as sound, which come in contact with the ears of a listener, convex sections in the form of gradually curved surfaces are provided in the wearing surface regions of the ear pads that come in contact with an upper anterior side of the head of the listener and a lower posterior side of the head of the listener, whereby the ear pads are shaped to fit well to the areas around the ears of the user without forming any gaps when the ear pads are worn.

The invention discloses an orthodontic correction auxiliary device used for anterior teeth, and an orthodontic correction device. The orthodontic correction auxiliary device is fixed on an orthodonticcorrection device. The orthodontic correction device comprises an upper anterior tooth dental crown cover and a lower anterior tooth dental crown cover. The auxiliary device comprises upper jaw anterior tooth occlusion positioners and lower jaw anterior tooth occlusion positioners, wherein the upper jaw anterior tooth occlusion positioners and lower jaw anterior tooth occlusion positioners are distributed and fixed on the outer walls of the upper anterior tooth dental crown cover and the lower anterior tooth dental crown cover; the upper jaw anterior tooth occlusion positioners are fixed on the outer wall of the palate side of the upper anterior tooth dental crown cover; and under an occlusion state, the center of the contact surface of each upper jaw anterior tooth occlusion positioner and each lower anterior tooth dental crown cover is positioned on a lower anterior tooth occlusion vertical line. Through the transparent correction device provided with the occlusion positioners, an occlusion relationship in a correction process and after correction is improved, a stable occlusion function is obtained for a patient, and the defects in clinical application that due to an occlusionproblem, restarting needs to be carried out, the transparent correction device needs to be manufactured again, or an occlusion problem needs to be corrected through a method that a fixed correction device needs to be clinically utilized can be eliminated.

The invention discloses an auxiliary orthodontic tooth moving matching device for minimally invasive jaw surgery, which comprises a transverse palate rod, a plurality of casting belt rings symmetrically arranged at two ends of the transverse palate rod and used for sleeving and adhering normal teeth, wherein the casting belt rings are integrally formed with the transverse palate rod; a casting plate is integrally formed with the casting belt rings and is positioned at the buccal side of the joint of the adjacent casting belt rings and extends out in the long axis direction of a tooth root; thecasting plate is provided with a positioning through hole for implanting an implant brace nail; the front edge of the casting plate is also provided with a plurality of first traction hooks; an archwire is arranged around the outside of a dental arch, upper anterior teeth of the arch wire is provided with a second traction hook and a plurality of fixed parts for fixing the arch wire, wherein thefirst traction hooks and the second traction hook are connected and fixed by a tension device. The auxiliary orthodontic tooth moving matching device for minimally invasive jaw surgery can help solveproblems of alveolar bone and tooth movement after minimally invasive jaw surgery, the upper anterior teeth is maximally retracted, and the facial shape is improved.

A device for facilitating nasal breathing with the mouth closed, including a mouth guard having a maxillary support face and symmetrical two half-arcs on either side of a medial direction (m) and joining one another at a front area of the mouth guard. The mouth guard includes, in its front area an upper anterior edge, wherein it includes a lip protection including an upper part arranged in the extension of the upper anterior edge and extending above the maxillary support face. The upper part including two upper extensions configured so as to form a support area and advantageously to push forward the gingivolabial groove of a user enabling the airway to be increased.