Right Bite Mouth Gag
- 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
What this instrument is on the table to do.
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
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
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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