The apparatus reduces a user's respiratory disorder. The base member is detachably connected to the user's upper jaw or lower jaw. The resilient support member is coupled to the base member and includes at least one abutment surface for contacting at least one region of tissue. The elastic support member transitions between a contracted state and a deployed state. In the contracted state, at least one abutment surface is spatially separated from at least one region of tissue. In the deployed state, at least a portion of the elastic support member extends so that at least one abutment surface contacts at least one region of tissue to at least partially occlude at least one section of the upper airway. prevent. The control unit operates the electromechanical drive mechanism to move the elastic support member between the contracted state and the deployed state. [Selection] Figure 1A【解決手段】装置は、ユーザの呼吸障害を低減する。ベース部材は着脱可能に、ユーザの上顎または下顎に連結される。弾性支持部材は、ベース部材に連結され、組織の少なくとも１つの領域と接触するための少なくとも１つの当接面を含む。弾性支持部材は収縮状態と展開状態との間を移行する。収縮状態において、少なくとも１つの当接面が、組織の少なくとも１つの領域から空間的に離れる。展開状態において、弾性支持部材の少なくとも一部が伸長し、それにより、少なくとも１つの当接面が、組織の少なくとも１つの領域と接触して、上気道の少なくとも１区画の少なくとも部分的な閉塞を防ぐ。制御ユニットは、収縮状態と展開状態との間で弾性支持部材を移行させるために、電気機械的駆動機構を動作させる。【選択図】 図１Ａ
