Apparatus and improved process for removing saliva while retracting cheeks and lips
OwnerJohn J. Hickhaminventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for ejecting saliva and retracting cheeks and lips comprising a tongue retractor terminating into a pair of ends. A pair of saliva ejector is secured to the tongue retractor. A tongue retainer is attached to the tongue retractor, and a cheek and lip retractor is connected to the tongue retainer. A process for removing saliva from an oral cavity having a tongue and partially surrounded by cheeks and lips including expanding the cheeks and lips of the oral cavity with a cheek and lip retractor. The process additonally comprises retracting the tongue within the oral cavity with a tongue retractor that is supported by the base of the oral cavity, retaining the tongue in a generally fixed position and removing saliva along a structural portion of the tongue retractor.
Claims23
An apparatus for ejecting saliva and retracting cheeks and lip means comprising a tongue retractor means including a cross-over plate means, a first tongue shield plate secured to said cross-over plate means, and a second tongue shield plate secured to the cross-over plate means in an opposed relationship with respect to the first tongue shield plate;
- a tongue retainer means secured to said cross-over plate means and including a first retainer arm and a second retainer arm that flare outwardly and away from each other;
- at least one saliva ejector means secured to said tongue retractor means;
- and a cheek and lip retractor means connected to said first retainer arm and to said second retainer arm.
An apparatus for ejecting saliva and retracting cheeks and lip means comprising a tongue retractor means including a cross-over plate means, a first tongue shield plate secured to said cross-over plate means, and a second tongue shield plate secured to the cross-over plate means in an opposed relationship with respect to the first tongue shield plate;
- a tongue retainer means secured to said cross-over plate means;
- a first arm secured to said tongue retainer means;
- a second arm secured to said tongue retainer means;
- at least one saliva ejector means secured to said tongue retractor means;
- and a cheek and lip retractor means connected to said first arm and to said second arm.
A process for removing saliva from an oral cavity means having a tongue and partially surrounded by cheeks and lips comprising the steps of:
- (a) expanding the cheeks and lips of the oral cavity means with a pair of cheek and lip retractor means;
- (b) retracting the tongue within the oral cavity means with a tongue retractor means that is supported by the base of the oral cavity means and is formed with a cross-over plate means and a pair of shield plates pivotally secured thereto for bordering a tongue when positioned in a mouth;
- (c) retaining the tongue in a generally fixed position by a tongue retainer means that is mounted on top of said cross-over plate means of said tongue retractor means;
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- (d) removing saliva along a structural position of said tongue retractor means.
An apparatus for ejecting saliva comprising a tongue retractor means including a cross-over plate means, a first tongue shield plate secured to said cross-over plate means, and a second tongue shield plate secured to the cross-over plate means in an opposed relationship with respect to the first tongue shield plate;
- a tongue retainer means secured to said cross-over plate and including a first retainer arm and a second retainer arm that flare outwardly and away from each other;
- and at least one saliva ejector means secured to said tongue retractor means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.