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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2023
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donald Nixdorf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David Nascene, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Viraj Rajanayagam, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John William Bedford, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Katelyn Fitzgerald, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Holly Hayden, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Darren Seaney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing controlled jaw opening, including: a curved track attached to a first end of a housing; a first bite tray and a second bite tray coupled to the curved track, at least the second bite tray being slidably coupled to the curved track; and an adjustment mechanism disposed within the housing and coupled to the second bite tray, the adjustment mechanism including an extended handle disposed within the housing and extending from a second end of the housing opposite the first end, the extended handle being configured such that movement of the extended handle causes the second bite tray to move along the curved track.