Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Head or face protector
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-11
2011-10-04
Bianco, Patricia (Department: 3772)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Head or face protector
C128S861000, C128S846000, C433S006000, C433S007000, C600S240000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08028705
ABSTRACT:
A tongue retaining system is disclosed herein generally having, in one variation, a two-part system. A covering can be sized to fit at least partially over or upon a tongue of a patient, where the covering has an engagement mechanism positioned thereon. A retaining device, sized to fit within a mouth of the patient, may be positioned upon the teeth and have a corresponding engagement mechanism positioned thereon for temporarily coupling with the engagement mechanism on the covering. Such a system can be used to maintain or hold a natural position of the tongue within the mouth of the patient to maintain patency of the airway passages.
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Bianco Patricia
Hawthorne Ophelia
Levine Bagade Han LLP
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