Patent ID: 6652481
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A61B,A61J,A61M

Abstract:
A portable saliva compensation device comprising:a) a carrying case; b) a vacuum pump in said carrying case; c) a container in said carrying case; d) a portable power supply in said carrying case operatively connected to provide power to said vacuum pump; e) an electrical control circuit operatively connected to said portable power supply and to said pump; f) a saliva collection device having a portion thereof adapted to be positioned in a user's mouth for collecting excess saliva from the user's mouth; g) a hollow tube connecting between said saliva collection device and said container; and h) an activation device operatively coupled to said electrical control circuit to activate said vacuum pump to collect excess saliva from the user's mouth, thereby drawing said saliva from said mouth into said collection device through said hollow tube and into said container, wherein said activation device comprises: (i) a programable integrated circuit (PIC) in said electrical control circuit for controlling activation of said vacuum pump; and (ii) a communication port connected to said PIC for programing said PIC from a personal computer.