Lighted Tongue Depressor Holder
BusinessMed® Lighted Tongue Depressor Holder is a handle with an LED light that holds a tongue depressor, so the tongue is pressed down and the mouth and throat are lit with one hand. That leaves the other hand free during examination — the reason illuminated depressor handles were designed.
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What is a tongue depressor?
A tongue depressor is a flat wooden or plastic stick that holds the tongue down so the mouth and throat can be seen. A lighted tongue depressor adds a light at the working end, so no separate penlight is needed.
What is a lighted tongue depressor holder used for?
Oral and throat examination with one hand — useful with children — combining the tongue depressor medical teams use with a light source. Medical tongue depressors, often listed as tongue blade medical stock, are wooden or plastic sticks, and either kind goes in the holder.