Medical device for combating overweight or obesity in humans

Abstract

Medical device for combating overweight or obesity in humans by achieving a more rapid feeling of satiety, comprising a bite raiser which can be connected to the human maxilla and/or mandible ( 10, 11 ) and which covers at least some of the occlusal surface of the masticatory teeth ( 13 ), wherein a splint ( 12 ) adapted to tooth crowns is provided for the bite raiser, which splint ( 12 ) equips at least some of the masticatory teeth ( 13 ) with an occlusal elevation ( 14 ) for reducing the size of the masticatory surface ( 15 ), which occlusal elevation ( 14 ) overlies the cusp tips ( 17 ) of a masticatory tooth ( 13 ) in order to link the bite elevation ( 20 ) to a spanning of the masticatory relief of the covered masticatory tooth ( 13 ).

1 . Medical device for combating overweight or obesity in humans by achieving a more rapid feeling of satiety, comprising a splint being connectable to the human maxilla and a splint being connectable to the human mandible, which are adapted to the tooth crowns, respectively, and cover at least some of the occlusal surface of the masticatory teeth for bite elevation,
 wherein the splint of the maxilla and the mandible equips at least some of the masticatory teeth with an occlusal elevation being designed as a protruding base section of the splint for reducing the size of the masticatory surface, which occlusal elevation overlies the cusp tips of a masticatory tooth in order to link the bite elevation to a spanning of the masticatory relief of the covered masticatory tooth   and the splint sets the occlusal elevation in the area of the first and second premolars of the first molar of the maxilla and mandible, such that the final bite setting provides a sufficiently stable position of a mechanical occlusion with a mastication centre being reduced in size.   
     
     
         2 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the occlusal elevation sets a bite elevation in the range of 0.5 to 2 mm per jaw. 
     
     
         3 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the occlusal elevation reduces the masticatory surface by 10 to 50%. 
     
     
         4 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the occlusal elevation also extends over the second molar. 
     
     
         5 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the splint is made of plastic, metal or a ceramic material. 
     
     
         6 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the occlusal elevation is lined underneath with a soft elastic material. 
     
     
         7 . Medical device according to  claim 6 , wherein the soft elastic material is silicone. 
     
     
         8 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the splint is supported by friction, supported by clasps or supported as model casting. 
     
     
         9 . Medical device for combating overweight or obesity in humans by achieving a more rapid feeling of satiety, comprising a splint being connectable to the human maxilla and a splint being connectable to the human mandible, which are adapted to the tooth crowns, respectively, and cover at least some of the occlusal surface of the masticatory teeth for bite elevation, wherein the splint of the maxilla and the mandible equips at least some of the masticatory teeth with an occlusal elevation being designed such that the furrows of the natural masticatory surface are filled at least partially or completely, as a result of which an almost flat masticatory surface is made available as occlusal plane by the occlusal elevation which moreover overbuilds the cusp tips of the masticatory tooth to associate the bite elevation with a spanning of the masticatory relief. 
     
     
         10 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein pressure-sensitive components are built into the occlusal elevation for diagnostic or therapeutic purpose in the occlusion-area. 
     
     
         11 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the splint is equipped with a transponder for the identification of the splint. 
     
     
         12 . Medical device according to  claim 1 , wherein the occlusal elevation is provided with a drainage system or channel for saliva flow off.