Oral therapeutic apparatus and method of treating oral tissue during chemotherapy
OwnerJames A. Nicholsoninventor
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Abstract
An oral therapeutic apparatus and a method of using the oral device for treating a patient undergoing a chemotherapy treatment are disclosed wherein the oral device is formed to be insertable within the patient's mouth and receive a circulated cooling medium to continuously and uniformly cool the patient's oral tissues including the gums, cheeks, tongue, roof and base of the mouth, to prevent the oral tissues from absorbing the chemotherapy agent to thereby prevent inflammation and oral sores.
Claims9
A method of introducing a cooling medium into the mouth of a patient undergoing a chemotherapy treatment to remove heat from the patient's oral tissues, comprising the steps of:
- providing a device that conforms to the shape of the patient's mouth and contains a cooling medium at a temperature to remove heat from the patient's oral tissues;
- and
- placing said device within the patient's mouth so that it contacts the oral tissues.
A method of introducing a cooling medium into the mouth of a patient undergoing medical or dental treatment to cool the patient's oral tissues, comprising the steps of:
- a) making an impression of the patient's mouth;
- b) forming a device having at least one cavity defined by imperforate walls from the impression;
- c) inserting said device into the patient's mouth;
- and
- d) supplying a cooling medium into said cavity at a temperature to cool the patient's oral tissues during the treatment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.