Bite Block with Airway Mount
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Inventor(s)
Filipi, Charles J.
Creighton Inventor(s)
Filipi, Charles J.
Assignee
Creighton University
Creighton University
Application Number
12/825918
12/825918
Date of Patent
2015-03-10
Patent Number
US 8973573 B2
US 8973573 B2
Date of Application
2010-06-29
2010-06-29
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A bite block 20 for use during transoral medical procedures has a main lumen 42 and a side mount 110 for receiving a separately inserted airway 160. The airway 110 may be a commercially available nasopharangeal airway which is inserted in mount 110 and extends into the oral cavity so as to effectively function as oral pharangeal airway.