US 12,419,573 B2
Mouth-opening measuring device
David Spencer, Manton, MI (US)
Filed by David Spencer, Manton, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/966,760.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,676, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124570 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/4542 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A device for measuring a mouth opening between an upper jaw and a lower jaw, the device comprising:
a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the first end exhibits a width that is less than a width of the second end;
a plurality of engagement members, each configured to be engaged with a tooth on the upper jaw and/or a tooth on the lower jaw, wherein each of the engagement members includes an inner surface and an outer surface;
a measuring surface positioned between and connected with first and second engagement members, wherein the measuring surface includes a plurality of measurement values; and
a plurality of tactile feel regions disposed along the outer surfaces of each of the engagement members, wherein the tactile feel regions are adjacent to and associated with corresponding measurement values on the measuring surface.