ORAL PHLEGM EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
ORAL PHLEGM EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
Described are oral phlegm extraction systems having a mouth insertion apparatus, a misting apparatus, and a suction apparatus. The mouth insertion apparatus includes a bite platform with at least one suction aperture positioned on a proximal end of the platform and directed toward an entrance to the patient's throat. A tongue positioner may also be included with at least one suction aperture positioned on a proximal end of the tongue positioner and directed toward an entrance to the patient's throat. The mouth insertion apparatus is also shaped to direct a flow of moist gas toward the entrance to the patient's throat.