ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,210, issued on April 22.
"Bite device and auxiliary member thereof" was invented by Chang-Bih Shie (Tainan, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bite device is configured to be placed in the mouth (92) of a patient, facilitates insertion of soft tubes (91) from the outside into the mouth (92) of the patient, and includes a bite member (2) and an auxiliary member (3). The bite member (2) includes an abutment portion (21), a biting portion (216) extending outwardly from one side of the abutment portion (21), a sleeve portion (22) opposite to the biting portion (216), and a central hole (23) for insertion of one soft tube (91) thereth...