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US 2009/0266368 A1Published application
Endoscopic bite block
OwnerMary L. Garren, Lloyd R. Garren +1inventors
InventorsMary L. Garren, Lloyd R. Garren, Silas Lum
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OwnerMary L. Garren, Lloyd R. Garren +1inventors
InventorsMary L. Garren, Lloyd R. Garren, Silas Lum
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A bite block intended primarily for use with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy comprises a unitary body that fits into the mouth between the teeth or dental ridges. The bite block includes a central passageway large enough to accommodate a gastroscope. The bite block also has a surface which lies exterior to the oral cavity and extends around the outer surface of the lips. A suction wand is releasably connected to the body and extends into the intra-oral portion thereof where it forms an angle and allows suction drainage of pooled oral fluids from the cheek cavity. The interior tip of the suction wand has a terminal opening as well as multiple circumferentially arranged secondary openings adjacent the terminal opening all of which allow suction drainage of oral fluids with diminished occlusion by the oral tissues.
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 generally pointing to the check cavity of a person undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy for the suction removal of pooled oral fluids.
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