Customizable mouthpiece for divers and method of manufacture

Details Customizable mouthpiece for divers and method of manufacture Customizable mouthpiece for divers and method of manufacture

1992-08-12

1994-04-26

Burr, Edgar S.

Surgery

Respiratory method or device

Respiratory gas supply means enters mouth or tracheotomy...

12820111, B63C 1116, A61M 1600, A62B 906

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053057414

ABSTRACT:
A customizable scuba-diving mouthpiece having a passageway-forming front member extending from a proximal in-mouth end to a distal outside end, and a U-shaped thermoformable back member preferably formed in situ on the front member. The back member has a forward middle portion, flanges and bite portions configured to provide moldability at substantially all points of contact between mouthpiece and teeth such that the mouthpiece has a secure grip on the diver's teeth. The method for making such customizable mouthpiece.

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