Patent ID: 7748981
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device, comprising: a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material, the body including means for biting and retaining the one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device in a fixed position in a patient' mouth; means for retracting and protecting a cheek of the patient on a side of the mouth opposite the biting and retaining means; means for retracting and protecting a tongue of the patient; means for delivering illumination from a rear part of the patient's mouth towards a front part of the patient's mouth, eliminating shadowing; means for aspirating fluids and oral debris from the patient's mouth; means for isolating a patient's teeth on a side of the user's mouth opposite the biting and retaining means; and means for connecting the aspirating means and the illumination delivering means to a combination aspirating and illumination connector, the connecting means configured to extend both within and outside the patient's mouth.