Patent ID: 6908308
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A61B,A61C

Abstract:
1. An intraoral device, comprising: a thin body having a first wall made of translucent material and a second wall, the first and second walls of the thin body having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surfaces of the first and second walls defining a thin interior cavity, evacuation holes extending from the outer surface to the thin interior cavity, the thin body comprising a main body portion and opposite side portions extending laterally from the main body portion, the main body portion including an upper roof portion to abut an upper roof of a user's mouth and a tongue retractor portion to retract a tongue of a user, one of the side portions including a cheek retractor portion to retract a cheek of a user; a connector portion extending laterally from the side portion of the body opposite the cheek retractor portion and adapted to extend outside of a user's mouth to connect with a vacuum source, the connector portion including a communication channel for communicating a vacuum from the vacuum source to the thin interior cavity for evacuating fluids and debris from the user's mouth through the evacuation holes, the thin interior cavity, and the communication channel.