High volume evacuation straw tongue retractor
AssigneeLinguaguard LLC
InventorsHari Reyes, Keith Gressell
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Abstract
A dental device that mates a high volume extraction unit to a tongue retractor to allow the dental assistant to remove fluids and debris from the mouth of a patient with ease and using a minimal volume of the space in a patient's mouth. The device has a straw collar that encircles the shaft of a suction straw in a “Vee” configuration with a set of opposing half-bands. A post extending inward from the front half band locks the suction straw in place. Affixed to the suction straw is a paddle shaped tongue retractor with an array of orifices there through to allow the vacuuming of fluids and debris from the bottom side of the retractor.
Claims11
A high volume evacuation straw tongue retractor for dental applications comprising;
- a unitary polymer body;
- wherein said body has a straw collar having a first linear axis that is mated to a contoured paddle having a second linear axis.
A high volume evacuation straw tongue retractor for dental applications comprising;
- a generally tubular straw collar;
- and
- a saddle contoured paddle with an array of orifices formed there through;
- wherein said collar is affixed to said paddle at a first end in a manner so as to dispose a suction straw retained and extending from said first end of said collar onto a top face of said paddle such that fluids and debris can be suctioned from both above and below said paddle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.