Patent ID: 6338627
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: A61B,A61C

Abstract:
A disposable, one-piece intraoral device, comprising:a closed body having a first wall made of translucent material and a second wall, the first and second walls of the closed body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surfaces of the first and second walls defining a vertically and horizontally extending thin interior cavity, evacuation holes extending from the outer surface to the interior cavity of the closed body, the closed body including a central portion, opposite side portions extending laterally from the central portion, an upper portion extending up from the central portion and a lower portion extending down from central portion, one of the side portions including a cheek retractor portion to retract a cheek of a user, the upper portion including an upper roof portion to abut an upper roof of a user's mouth, and the lower portion including a tongue retractor portion to retract a tongue of a user; a bitable portion extending laterally from the side portion of the closed body opposite the cheek retractor portion and including a bite block to fit between a user's upper and lower teeth; a connector portion extending laterally from the bitable portion and adapted to extend outside of a user's mouth to connect with a vacuum source, the connector portion including a first communication channel for communicating a vacuum from the vacuum source to the interior cavity for evacuating fluids and debris from the user's mouth through the evacuation holes, the interior cavity, and the first communication channel.