BETTER BITE BLOCK

• Main Author: Gilhuly, Terence
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.08.2018
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

Patients undergoing general anesthetics frequently experience emergence clenching where the patient may bite onto their breathing tube and may clench their teeth. These activities lead to dental damage and negative pressure pulmonary edema. The invention of this patent is a simpler, better bite block that may be used to prevent these injuries. The bite block presented comprises a deformable material used as a core around which a bite-resistant material is wrapped to prevent damage to the core by patient biting. The bite-resistant material may be formed into a distal tail that the user can pull to retain or retrieve the device. It may also have a patch of adhesive to attach the bite block to locations including the patient, the surgical drapes and the patient's breathing airway, and thereby prevent loss of the bite block.