Patent ID: 6030217
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A jaw retention device operative for use by an individual to urge the individual's jaw into an open position, comprising:(a) an elongated and collapsible flexible member having a first end and an opposite second end;(b) a handhold object disposed on said first end, said handhold object sized and adapted to be grasped by the individual; and(c) a mouth piece disposed on said second end, said mouth piece including an anchor portion which is sized and adapted for insertion into the individual's mouth to anchor against the individual's jaw whereby tension placed on said flexible member urges the individual's jaw into the open position, said mouth piece constructed entirely of a plastic material that is flexible yet resilient so that said mouth piece is operative to bend and release from the individual's lower teeth when the flexible member is subjected to a selected threshold tension.