US Patent Issued to The Regents of the University of Michigan on Sept. 30 for "Dynamically adjusting mandibular advancement devices and systems" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,051, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Dynamically adjusting mandibular advancement devices and systems" was invented by Grant H. Kruger (Yipsilanti, Mich.) and Neeraj Kaplish (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to methods, devices, and systems for dynamically adjusting mandibular advancement. In certain embodiments, the devices and systems employ actuator assemblies configured to allow a subject's lower jaw to be advanced by a minimum amount (e.g., trigged by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or associated significant oxygen satu...