Patent attributes
The uvula retractor is an elongate, arcuate body having a hooked handle at one end and a raised platform or flat spoon at the opposite end for lifting the uvula for access to the region behind the uvula. The uvula retractor arm has a plurality of clefts or holes defined therein for hooking the retractor onto a mouth gag once the uvula is properly retracted. A channel housing a fiber optic cable extends along the posterior side of the retractor. A fiber optic connector adapted for attachment to a light source extends from the retractor adjacent the handle. The inferior end of the retractor has at least one rib or support web beneath the raised platform, which supports the lower end of the channel and aims the light emitting end to illuminate the area behind the retracted uvula.
