Patent ID: 8231384

Claim:
A dental evacuation device for connection to a suction system, the evacuation device comprising: an elongated body member comprising a first material, the elongated body member extending along a longitudinal axis and having a connection end, a suction end, an inner surface, and an outer surface including a depressed region, the depressed region being depressed toward the longitudinal axis relative to another portion of the outer surface, wherein the inner surface defines a central passageway extending through the body member from the connection end to the suction end; a protective tip comprising a second material, the protective tip being non-releasably secured relative to the body member and disposed at least partially within the central passageway and over the depressed region of the body member, the protective tip extending from the suction end of the body member, the protective tip defining a suction aperture configured to provide access to the central passageway; and a screening device positioned within the central passageway between the connection end and the suction end.