Patent ID: 8146601
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: A61C,A61M,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bite block to be positioned between opposing upper and lower teeth in a patient's mouth comprising: an elongate member having a top, a bottom, a first end, a second end having a thickness greater than the first end, and a medial portion therebetween, the medial portion having a thickness greater than the second end and the first end, the first end to protrude from the patient's mouth when the bite block is inserted therein; and first and second sidewalls coupled to said elongate member on opposite sides thereof, each sidewall extending above and below the top and bottom of said elongate member to define upper and lower teeth receiving channels; said first sidewall having a first set of spaced apart transverse notches defined in an upper surface thereof, said second sidewall having a second set of spaced apart transverse notches defined in an upper surface thereof.