Intraoral dental suction and isolation system.
Abstract
A dental mouthpiece is provided that may be attached to a high-suction dental adapter for the purpose of assisting the dental staff during dental procedures through chair-side, hands-free suction, and isolation. Such a mouthpiece may comprise a main body portion, a cheek retractor portion, and a suction connector portion. In some embodiments, the main body portion, cheek retractor portion, and suction connector portion (and sub-portions thereof) may be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. In an exemplary embodiment, the mouthpiece may be made of a material that is flexible, translucent, conducive to injection molding, high heat-resistant, and autoclavable. Such a material may include silicone. Because the mouthpiece may be made of a high heat-resistant and autoclavable material, such a mouthpiece may be reusable.

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33 claims: 5 independent, 28 dependent
- 1REIVINDICACIONES Habiéndose descrito la invención como antecede, se reclama como propiedad lo contenido en las siguientes reivindicaciones:1. Una boquilla dental compuesta de un material plegable, la boquilla dental formada en una curva y caracterizada porque comprende: una parte de cuerpo principal en una parte central de la curva y que comprende un hueco definido que tiene una pared anterior dentro de la curva, una pared posterior por fuera de la curva, y una pared lateral entre la pared anterior y la pared posterior, en donde la pared anterior, la pared posterior, y la pared lateral definen una parte interior del hueco definido, en donde la pared posterior comprende una estructura en puente que se proyecta desde una superficie interior de la pared posterior en una forma de onda, la estructura en puente proyectada comprende una pluralidad de puntos de contacto separados que mantienen la pared anterior separada de la pared posterior durante una succión, en donde los puntos de contacto separados están en crestas de la forma de onda, y en donde una pluralidad de canales de la forma de onda entre los puntos de contacto separados permite la succión a través de la estructura en puente;una parte de retractor de mejilla conectada a la A iV ó . A í parte del cuerpo principal y con una superficie- .que presión cuando la boquilla dental se —1-apresión se basa en la flexibilidad del material plegable;y una parte de conector de succión para conectar la parte interior de la parte de cuerpo principal a una fuente de succión de vacío, en donde la parte de conector de succión se conecta a la parte del cuerpo principal en un extremo opuesto al retractor de mejilla.
- 2La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la pared lateral incluye una pluralidad de perforaciones.
- 3La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la pared anterior y la pared posterior incluyen, cada una, una pluralidad de perforaciones.
- 4La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la pared anterior incluye además una rendija a lo largo de un eje central.
- 5La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque comprende además una barra de estabilidad que sobresale de una superficie interior de la pared posterior, en donde un grosor de la barra de estabilidad refuerza la estabilidad durante el plegado de la boquilla dental.
- 6La boquilla de conformidad con la JNÍTf sal reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la partá' J cJe‘' principal, la parte de retractor de mej ilT3~yr~Ta parte <3e conector de succión se forman mediante moldeo por inyección como una pieza. 7. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque el material es un material con base de silicona flexible, traslúcido, muy resistente al calor, esterilizable en autoclave. 8. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la parte del conector de succión comprende un tope interno para ayudar en la colocación de la fuente de succión de vacío o un adaptador de vacío. con la abrebocas porque el
- 79. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 8, caracterizada porque además comprende abrebocas desconectable.
- 810. La boquilla de conformidad reivindicación 9, caracterizada desconectable comprende una correa configurada para encajar alrededor de la parte de conector de succión, en donde una superficie externa de la parte de conector de succión comprende una región entallada correspondiente a la correa, y en donde una superficie externa de la correa está substancialmente a ras con una superficie externa restante de la parte de conector de succión cuando la correa se asienta en A 'ϊ I la región de muesca.
- 911. La boquilla de reivindicación 10, caracterizada porque la correa y otras partes del abrebocas se moldean por inyección en una sola pieza.
- 1012. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 9, caracterizada porque la parte de conector de succión comprende además un saliente de clavija externa correspondiente a una abertura en el abrebocas.
- 1113. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 12, caracterizada porque la saliente de clavija encaja en la abertura para proporcionar resistencia adicional contra aplastamiento y menor compresibilidad.
- 1214. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la parte de conector de succión comprende un recorte correspondiente a un saliente en un adaptador de vacio para un encaje por trabado mutuo.
- 1315. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la pared anterior y la pared posterior tienen diferentes grosores.
- 1416. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque la parte de cuerpo principal comprende:una parte base conectada a la parte de conector de succión en un primer extremo, j. ' ' ' una parte de conector retractor de íne jilla conecta^^ a un segundo extremo de la parte base, el segundo extremo opuesto al primer extremo de la parte base, en donde la parte de conector del rectractor de mejilla es más estrecho que la parte base, y el rectractor de mejilla se conecta con la parte del cuerpo principal en la parte del conector retractor de mej illa.
- 1517. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 1, caracterizada porque una o más de las paredes es una pared protectora, y en donde residuos externos a la boquilla se someten a ser capturados por succión y/o por la pared protectora.
- 1618. Una boquilla dental compuesta de material plegable, la boquilla dental formada en una curva y caracterizada porque comprende:una parte de cuerpo principal en una parte central de la curva y que comprende un hueco definido que tiene una pared anterior dentro de la curva, una pared posterior por fuera de la curva, y una pared lateral entre la pared anterior y la pared posterior, en donde la pared anterior, la pared posterior, y la pared lateral definen una parte interior del hueco definido, una parte de retractor de mejilla conectada a la parte del cuerpo principal y con una superficie que aplica presión cuando la boquilla dental se dobla, en donde la ftyrívuyro , · ·. ·'' - ' · O > ' -.....- - M presión se basa en una flexibilidad del material? una parte de conector de succión para conectar la parte interior de la parte de cuerpo principal a una fuente de succión de vacío, en donde la parte de conector de succión se conecta a la parte del cuerpo principal en un extremo opuesto al retractor de mejilla;y un abrebocas desconectable que comprende una correa configurada para encajar alrededor de la parte de conector de succión, en donde una superficie externa de la parte de conector de succión comprende una región entallada correspondiente a la correa, y en donde una superficie externa de la correa está substancialmente a ras con una superficie externa restante de la parte de conector de succión cuando la correa se asienta en la región de muesca.
- 1719. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la pared lateral incluye una pluralidad de perforaciones.
- 1820. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la pared anterior y la pared posterior incluyen, cada una, una pluralidad de perforaciones.
- 1921. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la pared anterior incluye además una rendija a lo largo de un eje central.
- 2022. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque compreHdé/,además<Liúier barra de estabilidad que sobresale de una qjipprfi ci a de la pared posterior, en donde un grosor de la barra de estabilidad refuerza la estabilidad durante el plegado de la boquilla dental.
- 2123. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la parte de cuerpo principal, la parte de retractor de mejilla, y la parte de conector de succión se forman mediante moldeo por inyección como una pieza.
- 2224. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque el material es un material con base de silicona esterilizable en autoclave.
- 2325. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque además comprende una estructura en puente que se proyecta desde una superficie interior de la pared posterior, la estructura en puente proyectada comprende una pluralidad de puntos de contacto separados que mantienen la pared anterior separada de la pared posterior durante la succión.
- 2426. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 25, caracterizada porque la estructura en puente sobresale desde la superficie interior de la pared posterior en una forma de onda, en donde los puntos de contacto están en crestas de la forma de onda tNíTiTtrrc
- 2527. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivinídi'Sátt 26, caracterizada porque los canales de —Lar^.fe<Baaaa --de-’-eada· permiten la succión a través de la estructura en puente.
- 2628. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la parte del conector de succión comprende un tope interno para ayudar en la colocación de la fuente de succión de vacío o un adaptador de vacío.
- 2729. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la correa y otras partes del abrebocas se moldean por inyección en una sola pieza.
- 2830. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la parte de conector de succión comprende además un saliente de clavija externa correspondiente a una abertura en el abrebocas.
- 2931. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 30, caracterizada porque el saliente de clavija encaja en la abertura para proporcionar resistencia adicional contra aplastamiento y menor compresibilidad.
- 3032. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la parte de conector de succión comprende un recorte correspondiente a un saliente en un adaptador de vacío para un encaje por trabado mutuo.
- 3133. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque la pared anterior y la pared posterior tienen diferentes grosores.
- 3234. La boquilla de conformidad con 18, caracterizada porque la parte de comprende:INSTITUTO McXICAf.'O D£ LA PKOMEDAÍ} INDU5TWAL la reivindicación cuerpo principal una parte base conectada a la parte de conector de succión en un primer extremo, una parte de conector retractor de mejilla conectada a un segundo extremo de la parte base, el segundo extremo opuesto al primer extremo de la parte base, en donde la parte del rectractor de mejilla es más estrecho que la parte base, y el rectractor de mejilla se conecta con la parte del cuerpo principal en la parte del conector retractor de mejilla.
- 3335. La boquilla de conformidad con la reivindicación 18, caracterizada porque una o más de las paredes es una pared protectora, y en donde los residuos externos a la boquilla se someten a ser capturados por succión y/o por la pared protectora. ?W· ύ-Α -·· /.'t J
Independent claims33
134 paragraphs in 14 sections, as filed
(54) Title: INTRAORAL DENTAL SUCTION AND INSULATION SYSTEM. (54) Title: INTRAORAL DENTAL SUCTION AND ISOLATION SYSTEM.
(57) Summary
A dental mouthpiece is provided that can be connected to a high suction dental adapter to assist dental staff during dental procedures through the side of the chair, hand-held suction, and isolation. The nozzle may comprise a main body part, a cheek refractor part and a suction connector part. In some embodiments, the main body part, the cheek refractor part, and the suction connector part (and subparts thereof) can be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. In an exemplary embodiment, the nozzle can be made of a material that is flexible, translucent, conducive to injection molding, highly heat resistant, and autoclavable. The material can include silicone. Because the nozzle can be made of a highly heat resistant and autoclavable material, the nozzle can be reusable.
(57) Abstract
A dental mouthpiece is provided that may be attached to a high-suction dental adapter for the purpose of assisting the dental staff during dental procedures through chair-side, hands-free suction, and isolation. Such a mouthpiece may comprise a main body portion, a cheek refractor portion, and a suction connector portion. In some embodiments, the main body portion, cheek refractor portion, and suction connector portion (and sub-portions thereof) may be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. In an exemplary embodiment, the mouthpiece may be made of a material that is flexible, translucent, conducive to injection molding, high heat-resistant, and autoclavable. Such a material may inelude silicone. Because the mouthpiece may be made of a high heat-resistant and autoclavable material, such a mouthpiece may be reusable.
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IMPIC
PATENT TITLE No. 354381
Owner (s): INCEPT, INC.
Address: 92 Corporate Park, Suite C, # 818, Irvine, California, 92606, USA
Name: INTRAORAL DENTAL SUCTION AND INSULATION SYSTEM.
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Inventor (s):
THIEN NGUYBN; AN THANH PHAM
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MX / a / 2016 / 002¿
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INSULATION SYSTEM ii ·. i ·· '. .
AND INTRAORAL DENTAL SUCTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to the field of dental mouthpieces. More specifically, the present invention relates to intraoral dental suction and isolation nozzles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Dental mouthpieces, dental hygienists, and dental assistants currently use various mouthpieces in the dental field. In the past, a dental patient was treated by a traditional two-person team consisting of a dental professional and a dental assistant. Furthermore, dental treatment can be provided by the team using many different types of dental equipment and materials. Dental equipment and supplies may include items such as an intraoral mirror, a bite block, a low-speed suction ejector, a high-speed suction ejector, gauze, cotton rolls, and a mouthpiece. Each item of dental equipment can be used for different purposes, although some can be used in combination for some types of dental services. As such, a dental professional seeking to provide such services
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Dentists may need the use of multiple items of dental equipment. An important role of the dental assistant is therefore to help the dental professional coordinate the use of these multiple items of equipment and different materials.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for improved systems and methods to provide dental services in a more efficient, comfortable, and safe manner to the dental patient.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Modalities of the present invention may include a mouthpiece that can be connected to a high suction dental adapter in order to assist dental personnel during dental procedures through the side of the chair, hand suction and isolation. The nozzle may comprise a main body part, a cheek retractor part and a suction connector part. In some embodiments, the main body part, cheek retractor part, and suction connector part (and subparts thereof) can be molded in one piece, preferably by injection molding. In an exemplary embodiment, the nozzle can be made of a material that is flexible, translucent, conducive to injection molding, highly heat resistant, and autoclavable. The material can include silicone. Because the
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nozzle can be made of a very heat resistant and autoclavable material, the nozzle can be reusable.
The main body part may comprise an enclosed void composed of an anterior wall, a posterior wall, and a side wall between the anterior and posterior walls. The side wall can be drilled with a plurality of holes. Such perforations can constitute a mesh. Additional perforations can be located in the anterior and posterior walls. The main body part may further include a slit along a longitudinal central axis in the anterior wall. The openings (eg, perforations and slit) allow air, fluids and small debris to be sucked from the patient's mouth, through the openings to the inside, and to the suction connector part to a suction source. Since the mouthpiece is made of a flexible and resilient material (eg. silicone), the mouthpiece can be folded when placed in a patient's mouth to conform to the shape of the mouth. When properly positioned, the suction connector portion can protrude from one side of the patient's mouth, while the main body is against the back of the patient's mouth, and the cheek retractor presses against the patient's cheek in the opposite side of the patient's mouth.
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The main body may further include a projecting bridge structure on the inner surface ...... of "the 'wall' behind. The bridge structure can protrude from the inner waveform surface with ridges and depressions. The ridges provide a plurality of points of contact with the anterior wall to keep the anterior wall separate from the posterior wall during suction. Meanwhile, the depressions provide voids that allow air, fluids, and small debris to be sucked through the bridge structure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
Figure 1A is a perspective view of an exemplary mouthpiece with a detachable mouth opener.
<td>The</td><td>figure IB is</td><td>a top view of</td><td>the</td><td>nozzle</td>
<td>copy</td><td>and the mouth gag</td><td>detachable figure</td><td>1A.</td><td></td>
<td>The</td><td>figure 1C is</td><td>a bottom view of</td><td>the</td><td>nozzle</td>
<td>copy</td><td>and the mouth gag</td><td>detachable figure</td><td>1A.</td><td></td>
Figure ID is a side view of the exemplary mouthpiece and the detachable mouth opener of Figure 1A.
FIG. 1E is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary nozzle and the detachable mouthpiece of FIG.
1A.
Figure 2A is a perspective view of the exemplary mouthpiece of Figure 1A in which the detachable mouthpiece has been removed.
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FIG. 2B is a top view of the exemplary nozzle of FIG. 2A.
Figure 2C is a bottom view of the exemplary nozzle of Figure 2A.
Figure 2D is a side view of the exemplary nozzle of Figure 2A.
Figure 2E is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary nozzle of Figure 2A.
Figure 3A is a front view of an exemplary mouth gag.
Figure 3B is a rear view of the exemplary mouth opener of Figure 3A.
Figure 3C is a bottom view of the exemplary mouth opener of Figure 3A.
Figure 3D is a perspective view of the exemplary mouth opener of Figure 3A.
Figure 3E is a side view of the exemplary mouth opener of Figure 3A.
Figure 3F is a top view of the exemplary mouth opener of Figure 3A.
Figure 4 is a close-up view of exemplary mesh sides on an exemplary nozzle.
Figure 5 is a close-up view of an internal bridge in an exemplary nozzle.
Figure 6A is a close up view of a bar
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exemplary reinforcer in an exemplary mouthpiece.
FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary reinforcing bar of FIG. 6A.
Figure 7A is a close-up view of a cheek retractor portion on an exemplary nozzle.
FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary cheek retractor portion of FIG. 7A.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Modalities of the present invention provide a mouthpiece comprising a main body part, a cheek retractor part and a suction connector part. In some embodiments, the main body part, cheek retractor part, and suction connector part (and subparts thereof) can be molded as one piece, preferably by injection molding. In an exemplary embodiment, the nozzle can be made of a material that is flexible, translucent, conducive to injection molding, highly heat resistant, and autoclavable. The material can include silicone. Because the nozzle can be made of a highly heat resistant and autoclavable material, the nozzle can be reusable.
Figures 1A-1E are different views of an exemplary mouthpiece with a pluggable mouth opener 160, while Figures 2A-2E are different views of the exemplary mouthpiece of
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Λ figure ΙΑ in which the connectable mouth gag lbb ^^ to sictcf disconnected. The mouthpiece may include a body part 3<sup>1 </sup>main 110, a suction connector part 120 and a cheek retractor part 130.
The main body part 110 can include mesh or perforations 140, a stability bar 150, an open slit 170 and an internal bridge 180. The main body part 110 can be connected to a connector part of
<td>suction</td><td> 120</td><td>in</td><td>a</td><td>end already</td><td>a</td><td>part</td><td>of</td><td>retractor</td><td>of</td>
<td>cheek</td><td> 130</td><td>in</td><td>the</td><td>other extreme.</td><td>The</td><td>part</td><td>of</td><td>retractor</td><td>of</td>
<td>cheek</td><td> 130</td><td>I know</td><td colspan="2">can configure</td><td>for</td><td colspan="2">to tight</td><td>and retract</td><td>the</td>
a patient's cheek away from the patient's teeth. When placed in a patient's mouth, the suction connector part 120 can protrude from one side of the patient's mouth, while the main body part 110
<td>it's found</td><td>against</td><td>the</td><td>back</td><td>of</td><td>the</td><td>mouth</td><td>of the</td>
<td>patient, and</td><td>the part</td><td>of</td><td colspan="2">cheek retractor</td><td> 130</td><td>retracts</td><td>the</td>
<td>cheek of</td><td>patient</td><td>in</td><td>the opposite side</td><td>of</td><td>the</td><td>mouth</td><td>of the</td>
patient. The flexibility of the material used to form the mouthpiece allows for some flexing when placed in the patient's mouth. The material, however, is resilient enough for the cheek retractor portion to press against the interior of the patient's cheek, the pressure being sufficient to move the cheek away from the patient's teeth.
A copy of main body 110 copy /<sup>0</sup>When ^ is placed in a mouth, it may include a front wall facing the front of the mouth (eg, the slit side 17 0) and a rear wall facing the back of the mouth. The two walls can be connected to an upper wall and a lower wall forming a body that is at least partially enclosed.
Upper can be used in this description to refer to the side that rests against the roof of a patient's mouth when placed therein, and lower can be used to refer to the side that rests against the floor of the patient's mouth. The top and bottom sides can be formed identically, which can allow the nozzle to change orientation so that the top side can appear as the bottom side and vice versa, in the new orientation. When in use, the respective sides of the main body part 110 can serve to protect and separate the top of the mouth and the bottom of the mouth / tongue. Furthermore, the main body part 110 can also serve to protect the back of the mouth (eg throat and respiratory tract) from falling debris.
Much of the main body portion 110 of the mouthpiece may be in the form of a straight arrowhead or shield whose base generally conforms to the intraoral shape.
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from the mouth of a patient. Different size mouthpieces can be provided for different size mouths of adults and children. Part of the base side of the arrowhead can be formed with thicker walls than the rest of the main body. The thickening can provide additional stability.
Furthermore, the main body part 110 of the mouthpiece can include a plurality of holes 140 distributed along the upper and lower sides of the anterior and posterior walls to aid in the suction of water, saliva, and debris from the oral cavity. In some embodiments, a set of holes can also form a mesh along the walls of the top and bottom edges. Figure 4 is a close up view of an exemplary mesh wall in an exemplary nozzle.
At the narrow end of the arrowhead connecting to the cheek retractor part 130, the main body part 110 may include a rectangular part. Narrower than the base of the arrowhead, the rectangle may additionally include a reinforcing bar (or stability bar) 150 (described in more detail below) and may be at least partially pierced by a slit
170 (described in more detail below) inside the hollow of the main body part 110.
Stability bar 150 can be a protrusion or a
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otherwise thickened area which reinforces the stable rectangular part and helps to shape this region<sup>r</sup> to the posterior intraoral form of a patient's mouth. FIG. 6A is a close-up view of an exemplary stability bar 150 in an exemplary nozzle. FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary reinforcing bar in the cheek retractor connector portion of FIG. 6A.
In some embodiments, the rectangular shaped internal reinforcing bar or stability 150 may be located distal to the internal 180 wave-like bridge structure and connected to the inner and rear surface of the main body and the rectangular portion. Stability bar 150 may be located in the area where a placed mouthpiece begins to wrap from the lingual side of the most posterior mandibular tooth, around the distal side of the most posterior tooth, and to the anterior side of the most posterior mandibular tooth, aiding that way to conform the mouthpiece to the general intraoral shape of a patient's mouth.
Various modes of the nozzle may further include a longitudinal open slit 170 that extends approximately two-thirds of the main body on the anterior surface. Running along the center of the main body through the rectangle and most of the arrowhead, the slit 17 0 can assist in
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assist in cleaning and maintenance.
Additionally, the main body of the nozzle can include a bridge structure 180 on an inner surface to ensure that the anterior and posterior surfaces remain separate during suction. Figure 1E is a cross-sectional view of the nozzle in which the bridge structure 180 is illustrated. Figure 5 is a close-up view of the bridge structure 180 without the surrounding walls of the main body part. Bridge structure 180 can be formed as a wave-like protrusion that generally corresponds to the distance between the anterior and posterior walls that extend substantially (eg 1 mm) the full distance at its ridge and substantially flush with the surface in its depression. In some embodiments, the bridge structure 180 can be located centered on the main body portion 110 of the nozzle. The voids (or depressions) between the waves of the bridge structure 180 assist in the suction driven transfer of water and saliva to the suction connector portion 120 and ultimately to the central suction vacuum. In some embodiments, the bridge structure 180 may follow the shape of a logo (eg, an arrowhead or shield).
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Suction connector part 120 can be oval in shape and also connect to main body part 110. Suction connector part 120 can be formed with thicker walls than main body part 110 and configured to connect to a High suction vacuum adapter and help transfer water, saliva and debris from the oral cavity to the external adapter for removal. The suction connector portion 120 may also include an internal stop to assist sliding of the nozzle over the adapter to a desired depth. The suction connector portion 120 may additionally have a notched concave outer region 210 corresponding to a removable strap so that when the strap is in place, the outer walls of the strap and the remainder of the connector portion may be flush.
The cheek retractor part 130 is illustrated as a hammer head distal region, which can be connected to the main body part 110. Figure 7A is a close-up view of an exemplary cheek retractor part 130 in a nozzle copy. FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the exemplary cheek retractor portion 130 of FIG. 7A.
The nozzle can be used with a 160 mouth gag, as illustrated in Figures 1A-1E (with a 160 mouth gag) <sup>Λ</sup> '.....
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And Figures 2A-2E (illustrated without mouth gag 160) i '- Erere Figures 3A-3E provide different views ... of C CTeerdr · wr * · mouth gag exemplary 160. Detachable strap 310 can be attached to the mouth gag 160, which can be used to hold a patient's mouth and teeth open. In this regard, the suction connector part 120 may additionally have an external pin 220 (Figure 2C) protruding from the rear side of the suction connector part 120. The pin 220 can correspond and serve to connect with an opening in the mouthpiece 160. The mouthpiece 160 can be reinforced with the presence of the pin 220 in the opening, thereby resulting in a more crush resistant, almost incompressible and stable mouthpiece 160 . In some embodiments, the suction connector portion 120 may further have a cutout 23 0 (eg. , which may be in the form of a logo) which provides additional interlocking with a corresponding protrusion (eg, which may also be in the form of a logo) on an external high suction vacuum adapter.
Mouthpiece 160 can be made of thickened injection molded silicone material in one piece with an elastic strap corresponding to the circumference of the suction connector part. Mouthpiece 160 has an internal rectangular shaped female groove designed to fit snugly with the external rectangular shaped pin 220 of the suction connector portion 120 of the nozzle. Mouth gaps can be made in different 'sizes' for mouths of different sizes. Because the mouth gag and mouthpiece are detachable from each other, different sizes of each can be mixed and matched as needed for a particular patient's mouth.
The nozzle, as described in this description, can be used with an autoclavable one-piece high suction vacuum adapter. The high suction vacuum body adapter can be made of a single homogeneous material. With a one-lever design, the vacuum adapter can operate in the same way as all current high-suction vacuum evacuators and saliva ejectors to control the removal of water, saliva, and debris from the oral cavity to the source of external vacuum. The single lever can be designed to control the removal of water, saliva, and debris from the main body enclosed at least partially thus through a single large exhaust duct within the suction connector portion.
Although various modalities have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented only by way of example, and not as a limitation. The descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention to
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particular forms presented in this description. Thus, the breadth and scope of a preferred embodiment should not be limited by any of the exemplary embodiments described above. It should be understood that the above description is illustrative and not restrictive. Rather, the present descriptions are intended to encompass alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and further appreciated by one skilled in the art. The scope of the invention should, therefore, be determined not with reference to the foregoing description, but should be determined with reference to the appended claims along with its full scope of equivalents.
It is noted that in relation to this date, the best method known by the applicant to put the aforementioned invention into practice is the one that is clear from the present description of the invention.
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- Application
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Titles2
- Spanish
- SISTEMA DE AISLAMIENTO Y SUCCION DENTAL INTRAORAL.
- English
- INTRAORAL DENTAL SUCTION AND ISOLATION SYSTEM.
Classification
- CPC, 4
- A61C17/08
- A61C17/0208
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- A61C17/06
- IPC, 2
- A61C17 02
- A61C17 06