Patent ID: 11877737
Assignee: ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: nan (nan)
Classification: CPC nan | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A frame of a cheek and lip expansion device configured to extend about dental arches of a user, the frame comprising:
an upper frame portion including a first upper side member, a second upper side member, and an upper connecting portion;
a lower frame portion including a first lower side member, a second lower side member, and a lower connecting portion;
a first posterior thickened structure disposed between the first upper side member and the first lower side member, the first thickened structure having an enlarged cross-section relative to adjacent portions of the first upper side member and the first lower side member;
a second posterior thickened structure disposed between the second upper side member and the second lower side member, the second thickened structure having an enlarged cross-section relative to adjacent portions of the second upper side member and the second lower side member; and
a posterior frame element, a first end of the posterior frame element connected at least proximate to the first posterior thickened structure, and a second end of the posterior frame element connected at least proximate to the second posterior thickened structure.