GAUZE PAD HOLDER FOR POST-SURGICAL INTRAORAL USE

摘要

A holder for safely securing a gauze pad for use in a post-surgical area in the intraoral cavity of a patient in order to allow a blood clot to form in safe, hygienic and sanitary conditions. The holder provides a holding cavity wherein the gauze pad is secured and held. It also requires a handle section that allows the external control of the gauze pad by the patient. Embodiments having holding sections with different ergonomic shapes according to the particular position of the intraoral surgical area requiring placement of the gauze pad are described.

主权项

1. A holder, useful in holding a gauze pad in site after an intraoral surgical procedure, said holder comprising:
a handle section; a connecting section having an elongated body, said connecting section comprising a first end connected to said handle section and a second end; a first C-shaped holding unit connected to the said second end in an aligned position to said handle; a flat supporting section connected to and extending outwardly from the right side of said second end of the connecting section, said flat supporting section comprising a right front corner and a right back corner; a second C-shaped holding unit, located in a parallel position to the first C-shaped holding unit and connected to the right front corner of the flat supporting section and; wherein the first C shaped holding unit and the second C-shaped holding unit provides a cavity for holding or securing a gauze pad.