Intraoral device
An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are sealed by respective upper and lower parts of a patient's mouth to form upper and lower evacuation channels when the body is disposed within the patient's mouth. Evacuation holes in the flaps are in communication with the evacuation channels. A connection section is in communication with the evacuation channels and is configured to extend outside of the patient's mouth to connect with a vacuum source for evacuating fluid from the patient's mouth through the evacuation holes and the evacuation channels.
1. A one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device, comprising:
a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material, the body including
means for biting and retaining the one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device in a fixed position in a patient' mouth;
means for retracting and protecting a cheek of the patient on a side of the mouth opposite the biting and retaining means;
means for retracting and protecting a tongue of the patient;
means for delivering illumination from a rear part of the patient's mouth towards a front part of the patient's mouth, eliminating shadowing;
means for aspirating fluids and oral debris from the patient's mouth;
means for isolating a patient's teeth on a side of the user's mouth opposite the biting and retaining means; and
means for connecting the aspirating means and the illumination delivering means to a combination aspirating and illumination connector, the connecting means configured to extend both within and outside the patient's mouth.
2. A one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device, comprising:
a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material, the body including
means for biting and retaining the one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device in a fixed position in a patient' mouth;
means for delivering illumination from a rear part of the patient's mouth towards a front part of the patient's mouth, eliminating shadowing;
means for aspirating fluids and oral debris from the patient's mouth;
means for isolating a patient's teeth on a side of the user's mouth opposite the biting and retaining means; and
means for connecting the aspirating means and the illumination delivering means to a combination aspirating and illumination connector, the connecting means configured to extend both within and outside the patient's mouth.
3. A one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device, comprising:
a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material, the body including
means for biting and retaining the one-piece, injection-molded intraoral device in a fixed position in a patient' mouth;
means for retracting and protecting a cheek of the patient on a side of the mouth opposite the biting and retaining means;
means for retracting and protecting a tongue of the patient;
means for delivering illumination from a rear part of the patient's mouth towards a front part of the patient's mouth, eliminating shadowing;
means for aspirating fluids and oral debris from the patient's mouth; and
means for isolating a patient's teeth on a side of the user's mouth opposite the biting and retaining means.