Patent Publication Number: US-2019183607-A1

Title: A-Flex Assit Arm

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     The A-flex is designed as a flexible assistant arm to hold a suction device such as saliva ejector or any evacuating extraction device in the medical or dental field. The A-Flex has been designed to help the dental hygienist by holding the saliva ejector in place while working. A hands free assisting mechanism allowing the operator to utilize proper ergonomics. No longer does the patient have to hold the suction or have the suction draping off the side of his or her cheek. This also allows the dental hygienist to maintain a proper ergonomic position preventing muscular skeletal issues. In the medical field such as a hospital setting the A-Flex can be used to hold a evacuating instrument to aspirate saliva or sputum from a patient that is quadriplegic. The A-flex is a third arm that can attach anywhere or be connected or built in to any medical or dental furniture or clinical chairs or auxiliary equipment. The suction cup device can attach to any surface by means of direct contact or a removable docking station or it can be built in to any dental chair dental unit or any medical equipment. In either or field dental or medical it is designed to be used as a third arm to assist both patient and practitioner. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The A-Flex is a flexible arm that can be attached to any dental chair or medical equipment that is plastic metal or any substance that is solid. The flexible arm is made from any or all-flexible high grade medical or industrial materials including any metal, plastic, composite, composite resin, wires, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, rubber, wood, coils, PVC pipe solid or flexible. The arm of the A-Flex has an attached suction device or detachable docking station device or any sort of clamp, composite, adhesive materials and or any welded aluminum, tin, stainless steel, soldering metals, rubber, plastic, or suction cups. Both the Removable docking station or non-removable docking station is attached to any where on the dental chair the back, front, sides, chair arms, between cushions, over-head light or foot of the chair, base of the chair or any auxiliary dental chairs or removable equipment, and counter tops. Also the A-Flex assist arm attaches via removable means with materials such as clamps, magnets, adhesives, composites, suctions, any applied pressure force or pressurized air source. The coating of the A-Flex arm is surrounded or incased with a medical grade and or industrial grade tape, adhesive, rubber material or acrylic, oil or water-based paint. 
     The A-flex assist arm holds the dental saliva ejector or any suction with a metal clamp, plastic clamp, or any high-grade stainless steel or industrial high-grade medical clamps. The A-Flex arm has an interchangeable joint or ball hinge joint that swivels, rotates for better mobility of the saliva ejector or any other suction device. The ball hinge joint is either on the arm itself or on the removable docking station or built in docking station. Finally the A-Flex is designed to have detachable interchangeable parts to allow ease for multiple users and efficiency. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1  Is the A-flex assist arm in entirety. 
       FIG. 2  Any suction, vacuum, clip, clamp, magnet or strap on to any chair or equipment. 
       FIG. 3  90-degree elbow that connects flexible gooseneck, ( FIG. 4 ) to mounting device ( FIG. 2 ), Made with any durable material. 
       FIG. 4  Flexible metal, steel, carbon fiber or plastic, with both ends interchangeable for length or flexible strength. This could eventually attach to any chair or equipment. 
       FIG. 5  90-degree elbow with any clip or clamp for holding a saliva ejector any other device or tissue. May be flexible or solid material. This attaches to the flexible gooseneck ( FIG. 4 ) 
       FIG. 6  Any device that may be attached and serve as a better mounting surface. This will have an adhesive reusable back and will have a different diameter than ( FIG. 2 )