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Right Bite Mouth Gag

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Lengths
5½–6⅛ in

The frame of a Davis-type mouth gag: a curved metal bow with a slotted holder for the tongue blade and a sliding bar with a thumb-wheel ratchet. The bite block sits on the right side.

Primary uses

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Holds the mouth open and the tongue down for tonsil and adenoid surgery. It is set in the mouth with a tongue blade and hooked to the Mayo stand.

Sizes & variants

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5½″140 mm6⅛″156 mm

Teleflex Davis gags, right bite: adult 15 x 13 mm block with 80 mm spread, 6-1/8 in; child 15 x 9 mm block with 70 mm spread, 5-1/2 in. Single or double bite. A right-bite frame takes left tongue blades (sizes 2-4).

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