Granted Patent B2

US 12,336,697 · App. 18/356,353 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventor: Austin Ritter (Grand Haven, MI)

Assignee: Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.

A61B13/00A61B1/06A61B1/24A61B1/32A61C1/088A61C17/08A61B90/16

Abstract

Claims (29)

1. A mouth piece of a dental instrument assembly, the mouth piece comprising:

a body portion having an ejection port configured to engage a dental instrument adapter;

a core extending from the body portion to a distal end of the mouth piece;

a first front flap and a second front flap each having inner edges connected via the core;

a first rear flap and a second rear flap each having inner edges connected via the core;

wherein the core includes a first side wall extending between the first front flap and the first rear flap and the core includes a second side wall extending between the second front flap and the second rear flap, the core defining a distance between the first and second side walls;

wherein an outer edge of the first front flap and an outer edge of the second front flap include a respective sidewall having a non-planar bottom; and

wherein the first rear flap and the second rear flap include a substantially planar surface facing the non-planar bottom of the first and second front flaps

wherein the body portion includes a first receptacle configured to receive a first respective adapter interlock when the ejection port is operably engaged with a first dental instrument adapter, and wherein the body portion includes a second receptacle configured to receive a second respective adapter interlock when the ejection port is operably engaged with a second dental instrument adapter.

2. The mouth piece of claim 1 , wherein a front perimeter around the outer edge of the first front flap and the outer edge of the second front flap is less than a rear perimeter around an outer edge of the first rear flap and an outer edge of the second rear flap.

3. The mouth piece of claim 2 , wherein the distance defined by the core between the first side wall and the second side wall increases along the core starting from the ejection port to the distal end of the mouth piece.

4. The mouth piece of claim 2 , wherein the first front flap and the second front flap include a front set of apertures, and wherein the first rear flap and the second rear flap include a rear set of apertures.

5. The mouth piece of claim 4 , wherein the front set of apertures are offset from the rear set of apertures so as to not align with each other.

6. The mouth piece of claim 1 , further comprising an integral bite block.

7. The mouth piece of claim 1 , wherein the body portion includes a receptacle configured to receive a respective adapter interlock when the ejection port is operably engaged with a dental instrument adapter.

8. A mouth piece of a dental instrument assembly, the mouth piece comprising:

a body portion having an ejection port configured to engage a dental instrument adapter;

a core extending from the body portion to a distal end of the mouth piece;

a first front flap and a second front flap each having inner edges connected via the core;

a first rear flap and a second rear flap each having inner edges connected via the core;

wherein the core includes a first side wall extending between the first front flap and the first rear flap and the core includes a second side wall extending between the second front flap and the second rear flap, the core defining a distance between the first and second side walls;

wherein a front perimeter around the outer edge of the first front flap and the outer edge of the second front flap is less than a rear perimeter around an outer edge of the first rear flap and an outer edge of the second rear flap; and

wherein the first front flap and the second front flap include a front set of apertures, and wherein the first rear flap and the second rear flap include a rear set of apertures, the front set of apertures offset from the rear set of apertures so as to not align with each other; and

wherein an outer edge of the first front flap and an outer edge of the second front flap include a respective sidewall having a non-planar bottom; and

wherein the first rear flap and the second rear flap include a substantially smooth surface facing the non-planar bottom of the first and second front flaps.

9. The mouth piece of claim 8 , wherein the distance defined by the core between the first side wall and the second side wall increases along the core starting from the ejection port to the distal end of the mouth piece.

10. The mouth piece of claim 9 , further comprising an integral bite block.

11. The mouth piece of claim 10 , wherein the body portion includes a receptacle configured to receive a respective adapter interlock when the ejection port is operably engaged with a dental instrument adapter.

12. The mouth piece of claim 10 , wherein the body portion includes a first receptacle configured to receive a first respective adapter interlock when the ejection port is operably engaged with a first dental instrument adapter, and wherein the body portion includes a second receptacle configured to receive a second respective adapter interlock when the ejection port is operably engaged with a second dental instrument adapter.

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