Adjustable bite block with passageway
US12280209B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/432
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is proposed an adjustable bite block for a patient's mouth for use during a medical or surgical procedure. The adjustable bite block includes an upper portion for engaging the teeth of a maxilla of the patient, and a lower portion for engaging the teeth of a mandible of the patient. The upper portion and/or lower portion has at least one passageway therebetween or therethrough, and the lower portion is adjustably connected to or adjacent the upper portion, to facilitate the movement of the mandible to thereby adjust the patient's airway. An adjustment member is connected or coupled to the lower portion of the bite block, and accessible from an exterior of the patient's mouth during use. The adjustment member is configured to move the lower portion relative to the upper portion to thereby move the mandible of the patient between a rest position and a forward thrust position.
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