Patent ID: 7934505

Claim:
An endoscopic bite block for a person undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, the bite block comprising a unitary body having an intra-oral portion and an exterior portion, a central passageway extending through the unitary body constructed and arranged to receive an endoscope, a suction wand releasably connected to the unitary body and extending from the exterior to the intra-oral portions thereof, and the suction wand including an angled intra-oral end adapted to generally point to an oral cavity of a person undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy for the suction removal of pooled oral fluids, and wherein the suction wand includes opposite flat surfaces at a point of connection to a wand holder, and the wand holder has an opening sized to receive the suction wand at the flat surfaces thereof, and wherein a friction fit is created when the wand is rotated approximately 90° to its operational position, and wherein the friction fit is created by the wand having a diameter at its point of connection to the wand holder matched to a passageway on the wand holder that receives the wand.