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US 9,955,860 B2Granted
Illuminated dental prop
OwnerLouie Khouriinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an illuminated dental prop for holding a patient's mouth open during dental procedures. The illuminated dental prop is completely disposed within the patient's mouth during use and includes a body portion and a lighting assembly that is selectively detachable from the body to allow for intense sterilization of the components after use. Under certain embodiments of the invention, the body portion and/or the lighting assembly will be disposable after a single use.
Claims13
An illuminated dental prop for lighting a patient's mouth comprising:
- an integral lighting assembly including a housing and a light source;
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- a bite prop which houses said integral lighting assembly during use, said body including a teeth engaging surface for maintaining a patient's mouth in an open position, an open end for insertion of the integral lighting assembly and an inner wall for receiving the lighting assembly in a press fit relationship.
An illuminated dental prop for lighting a patient's mouth comprising:
- a substantially C-shaped bite prop defined by first and second legs extending from a transverse portion having an inner wall thereby defining an open area between said legs, at least one of said legs include one or more sidewalls extending into the open area;
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- a light assembly including a housing having a translucent portion and a light source, said housing being shaped to tightly fit within the open area adjacent the inner wall of the bite prop and being secured therewith by said one or more sidewalls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.