Patent ID: 6752630
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental retractor system for use in the mouth of a patient adjacent the inner cheeks, comprising:a. a handle; b. first and second legs connected to said handle, said first and second legs each extending outwardly from said handle a certain distance of projection and being separated from one another; c. a first flap connected to said first leg and extending outwardly therefrom only along said certain distance of projection of said first leg from said handle; d. a second flap connected to said second leg and extending outwardly therefrom only along said certain distance of projection of said first leg from said handle, said first and second legs with said connected first and second flaps being sized to enter the mouth of a patient and lie adjacent the inner cheeks in the immediate vicinity of a parotid gland and duct; and e. means for resiliently attaching said first and second legs to said handle.