Finger-worn oral procedure apparatus and method
AssigneeDr. Cyrus Buhari
InventorsCyrus Buhari, Ryan Berg
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Abstract
A device and methods for making and using an oral procedure apparatus include a tubular member and a flange. The tubular member forms a lumen extending from a first end of the tubular member to a second end of the tubular member, the lumen having a lumen cross-section sized to admit a human finger extending through the lumen, the tubular member having a tubular cross-section sized to be admitted into a mouth of a patient, the tubular member formed from a material substantially resilient against a bite from the mouth of the patient. The flange is coupled to the first end of the tubular member, the flange having a flange cross-section sized larger than the mouth of the patient.
Claims18
An oral procedure apparatus configured to be placed over a finger of a wearer and partially admitted into a mouth of a patient, comprising:
- a tubular member forming a lumen having a lumen cross-section sized to admit the finger of the wearer extending through the lumen, the tubular member having a circular cross-section configured to be admitted into the mouth of a patient and configured to be seated between a metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint and up to a proximal inter-phalangeal (PIP) joint of the finger of the wearer, the tubular member having a hardness between Shore durometer A 70 and Shore durometer D 80;
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- a flange having an inner surface and an outer surface configured to be adjacent to a knuckle of the wearer, the flange having a first flange end and a second flange end, the first flange end positioned to a first end of the tubular member and having a first width, the second flange end having a second width larger than the first width, wherein a flange cross-section is configured to be larger than the mouth of the patient.
A method of using an oral procedure apparatus comprising a tubular member extending from a first end to a second end, the method comprising:
- placing the oral procedure apparatus over a finger of a wearer so that the first end is positioned proximate a metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint of the wearer;
- inserting the second end of the tubular member and the finger into a mouth of a patient;
- seating at least one tooth of the patient onto the tubular member so that a flange of the oral procedure apparatus prevents the oral procedure apparatus from embolizing into the mouth of the patient;
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- bending the finger at a proximal inter-phalangeal (PIP) joint of the wearer proximate the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.