Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Tysse

Thomas M. Tysse has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4695253
    Abstract: An oral evacuation device and method is adapted for use in conjunction with a dam frame and a dam sheet, which overlie an operating area of the patient's mouth on which a selected procedure is to be performed. The oral evacuation device includes a hollow evacuation tube, having a first end shaped to communicate with a source of suction, and a second end which is flexible and has perforations along its length through which materials, such as saliva, debris, and the like are aspirated. The perforated end of the evacuation tube is threaded through two mating apertures in the dam sheet to form a flexible loop on the bottom side of the dam sheet. In use, the shape and orientation of the evacuation tube is adjusted to conform comfortably with the shape and oriientation of the patient's mouth, and extends into a rearward, lower portion of the patient's mouth in which saliva collects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Inventor: Thomas M. Tysse