US Patent Issued to Aria Healthcare on March 25 for "Adjustable oral devices for preventing or reducing snoring or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,176, issued on March 25, was assigned to Aria Healthcare Ltd. (Ellesmere Port, Great Britain).

"Adjustable oral devices for preventing or reducing snoring or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)" was invented by Richard Wiffen (Ellesmere Port, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device (10) having a body (12) informed from as a one-piece single unit having a first tray portion (16) for receiving the upper dental arch of the oral cavity of the wearer and a second tray portion (14) for receiving the lower dental arch of the oral cavity of the wearer. Integrally formed therewith and connecting the two tray portion s are two connect...