Bite block
US6241521A · kind A · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/24
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bite block for facilitating a dentist's access to a patient's mouth includes an open-ended, U-shaped body having a pair of arms extending from a bight portion, thereby defining a void 40 that is bounded in part by the arms and the bite portion, whereby when the bite block is positioned between upper and lower teeth of the patient's mouth the dentist will have access to the patient's mouth through the void.
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