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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2016
Applicants:
Barnhardt Manufacturing Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Sanada Llc, Bismarck, NC (US);
Inventors:
Hiram Charles Allen, Jr., Indian Trail, NC (US);
Diana J. Roloff, Bismarck, ND (US);
Assignee:
Barnhardt Manufacturing Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); B29C 53/56 (2006.01); B29K 1/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/16 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0493 (2014.02); B29C 47/0016 (2013.01); B29C 47/0066 (2013.01); B29C 53/56 (2013.01); A61B 90/16 (2016.02); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); B29K 2001/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bite block for use in a mouth of a patient to hold the mouth in a spaced-apart position that includes a condensed fiber block having a predetermined length suitable for being inserted into the mouth of the patient and positioned between upper and lower molars and a wrapper yarn repeatedly wrapped around the block along its length. An adhesive strand in the wrapper yarn is positioned on an outer surface of the fiber to maintain the block in its condensed state.