ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,293, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis).
"MRI-compatible jaw opening device for TMJ imaging" was invented by Donald Nixdorf (Minneapolis), David Nascene (Minneapolis), Viraj Rajanayagam (Minneapolis), John William Bedford (Minneapolis), Katelyn Fitzgerald (Minneapolis), Holly Hayden (Minneapolis) and Darren Seaney (Minneapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 ...