Patent ID: 11969387
Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method of intraoral treatment of a patient, comprising:
providing an intraoral tool comprising one or more inserts having at least one shape connected to a tool handle or a tool mounting bracket, wherein the one or more inserts are selected to provide an intraoral treatment of a facial injury or disorder, wherein the intraoral tool is configured to permit manipulation of the one or more inserts in a patient's mouth; and
delivering one or more treatments to the patient to treat the facial injury or disorder, wherein the treatment is a prolonged stretch of a skin and musculature, wherein
at least one of the shapes of the one or more inserts is capable of holding the intraoral tool in a substantially stationary position with the one or more inserts or tool mounting bracket in the patient's mouth;
at least one of the shapes of the one or more inserts has the shape or cross-section of a disk, a partial disk, a cylinder, an L shape, U shape, a rectangle, a triangle, a trapezoid, a polygon, a rhomboid, a polyhedron, an oval, or a crescent;
a surface of the one or more inserts, the tool handle or the tool mounting bracket is substantially flat, convex, concave, or has teeth, indentations, or ridges;
the one or more inserts, the tool handle, or the tool mounting bracket has a substantially flat back surface, a convex front surface, ridges, teeth, indentations, or a zip lever and an opening for locking the tool handle into the one or more inserts, the one or more inserts comprises one or more pliable materials, or the one or more pliable materials include silicone or plastic;
the one or more inserts are inflatable; or
the tool handle is at least one of: integrally coupled to the one or more inserts, non-detachably coupled to the one or more inserts, or detachably coupled to the one or more inserts.