Medical bite block

Abstract

An integrated medical bite block is engaged by a user's teeth and installed into the user's mouth. The bite block includes a through passageway, an upper grove, and a lower grove. The through passageway is penetrating through the bite block. One end of the through passageway comprises an inlet opening, the other end comprises an oral opening. The oral opening is connected with the user's mouth. An upper surface of the bite block provides the upper grove configured for receiving one or more upper teeth (maxillary teeth) of the user, and a lower surface of the bite block provides a lower grove configured for receiving one or more lower teeth (mandibular teeth) of the user. One distance between the lower grove and the oral opening is greater than the other distance between the upper grove and the oral opening, thereby the invention serves to extend forward the mandible and reposition a malposition between the mandible and the maxilla of the user.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a medical mouthpiece, especially used for assisting users to accept endoscopic examinations, systemic intravenous sedation endoscopic examinations (i.e. painless endoscopy) or gastroscopic examinations. It is a medical mouthpiece that maintains the dislocation of the upper and lower jaws during the inspection, so that the medical staff can smoothly insert the endoscope into the user's mouth for inspection. Background technique [0002] During systemic intravenous sedation endoscopy (i.e. painless endoscopy), the patient is under the influence of anesthesia and is in a state of unconsciousness. At this time, the patient needs to lie on his side and wear a mouthpiece to help the patient maintain the mouth shape to The medical staff successfully inserted the endoscope into the patient's mouth for inspection. However, the patient often suffers from hypoxia due to anesthesia resulting in the tongue receding and obstruction of the up...

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Problems solved by technology

[0002] During systemic intravenous sedation endoscopy (i.e. painless endoscopy), the patient is under the influence of anesthesia and is in a state of unconsciousness. At this time, the patient needs to lie on his side and wear a mouthpiece to help the patient maintain the mouth shape to The medical staff successfully inserted the endoscope into the patient's mouth for inspection. However, the patient often suffered from hypoxia due to anesthesia resulting in the tongue falling back and blocking the upper airway.

[0003] Not only that, if the anesthetic drug administered to the patient is a respiratory depressant, it may also lead to respiratory-related risks for the patient, including hypoventilation, hypoxic apnea, etc.

Therefore, at present, in order to avoid the various risks of patients undergoing endoscopic examination due to general anesthesia, patients are asked to lie on their side to avoid airway obstruction, but doctors still have to monitor physiological parameters (heartbeat, Blood pressure, etc.), and learned that the patient’s tongue pressed against the upper airway during the test to avoid hypoxia and other problems, but it is still difficult to avoid the risk of hypoxia, stroke or even death when the patient is tested

[0004] However, the existing mouthpieces can only provide the patient with an open mouth shape during the examination, provide an oxygen delivery / carbon dioxide exhaust channel, and cannot avoid the tongue falling backwards and oppressing the upper airway and the mouthpiece is not stable in the patient's mouth. problems, and the effect of oxygen infusion / exclusion of carbon dioxide is far away from the nasal cavity and upper respiratory tract, and patients cannot get enough oxygen through these ports. Possible risks when being tested

[0005] In view of this, how to develop a method that can avoid the risk of hypoxia caused by physiological phenomena such as respiratory depression caused by anesthesia and tongue backwards, and then solve the lack of existing technologies and existing products is actually a related technical field. Problems that need to be solved

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