Dental aspiration prevention systems and methods
OwnerBond HARMANinventor
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Abstract
An aspiration prevention system may be configured to keep items from moving from a mouth of a patient into a throat of the patient. The system may include a mouth prop, a frame, and an air-permeable barrier. The mouth prop may have a top surface configured to abut top teeth of the mouth, a bottom surface configured to abut bottom teeth of the mouth, and a frame coupling feature. The frame may have a barrier retention feature configured to retain an air-permeable barrier, and a prop coupling feature that is attachable to the frame coupling feature of the mouth prop in a position in which the frame at least partially covers the throat.
Claims20
An aspiration prevention system configured to keep items from moving from a mouth of a patient into a throat of the patient, the aspiration prevention system comprising:
- a mouth prop comprising:
- a top surface configured to abut top teeth of the mouth;
- a bottom surface configured to abut bottom teeth of the mouth;
- and
- a frame coupling feature;
- and
- a frame comprising:
- a barrier retention feature configured to retain an air-permeable barrier;
- and
- a prop coupling feature that is attachable to the frame coupling feature of the mouth prop in a position in which the frame at least partially covers the throat.
An aspiration prevention system configured to keep items from moving from a mouth of a patient into a throat of the patient, the aspiration prevention system comprising:
- a mouth prop comprising:
- a top surface configured to abut top teeth of the mouth;
- and
- a bottom surface configured to abut bottom teeth of the mouth;
- an air-permeable barrier;
- and
- a frame configured to be attached to the mouth prop and configured to retain the air-permeable barrier, relative to the mouth prop, in a position in which the frame at least partially covers the throat.
An aspiration prevention system configured to keep items from moving from a mouth of a patient into a throat of the patient, the aspiration prevention system comprising:
- a mouth prop comprising:
- a top surface configured to abut top teeth of the mouth;
- a bottom surface configured to abut bottom teeth of the mouth;
- and
- a frame coupling feature;
- and
- a frame comprising:
- one or more holes that permit airflow through the frame;
- and
- a prop coupling feature that is attachable to the frame coupling feature of the mouth prop in a position in which the frame at least partially covers the throat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.