Our Product
What is Bite Lite?
The typical instrument used for oral injections is the universal aspirating local anesthetic syringe which is made of aluminum and stainless steel. We will be creating a small push fit attachment that is compatible with the aspirating local anesthetic syringe. Specifically, our product will be placed on the tip of a common dental syringe. Our goal is to minimize the device as much as possible so that it does not interfere with the injection process.
How exactly does our product improve visibility in the mouth?
The device addresses the problems of visibility by containing 10 chip LEDs lights. Five of the LED chip lights are white polarizing light, this set of lights is used to illuminate the mouth for visibility. The second set of 5 chip LED lights are a low wavelength of green, this set of lights is used for detecting blood vessels within the mouth. The blood vessels are what dentists try to avoid when giving injections and when unintentionally knicked can lead to injuries such as hematomas. In the pictures featured below, there is a noticeable increase in the visibility of veins when green light is used.
How our device is powered
The ten chip LED lights will be powered by a small 3 V coin cell battery within our device and can be turned on and off together with one three point switch on the outer surface of the device. The device will attach by push fit using a rubber ring. The rubber ring is attached to the inner wall of the device and will cause friction against the syringe causing the attachment to be secure. This device will be portable, light weight, low in cost, have quick and easy usability, and be a class 1 medical device.
