Title:
POLYMERIC INSTRUMENT FOR CLEANING CANALS IN ENDODONTIC PROCEDURES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/103619
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An instrument for cleaning canals during endodontic procedures is presented. The instrument is formed in one piece from a stiff polymeric material. The instrument features a handle, a measuring shaft, and a tapering shank with raised polymeric projections along its length. The present invention is designed without the use of bristles that conventional brushes contain. The raised polymeric projections include fins that may be oriented parallel to or transverse to the axis of the instrument to provide multidirectional cleaning capability. The instrument is stiff enough to penetrate a canal and mechanically scrub and scrape canal surfaces, but flexible enough to negotiate the curves of the canal.
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Inventors:
MCCAFFERTY RYAN J (US)
QUIGLEY MICHAEL (US)
QUIGLEY MICHAEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/000006
Publication Date:
October 02, 2014
Filing Date:
January 02, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SS WHITE BURS INC (US)
International Classes:
A61C5/02; A61C19/04
Foreign References:
| US20020172922A1 | 2002-11-21 | |||
| US6293794B1 | 2001-09-25 | |||
| US20040031114A1 | 2004-02-19 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2800537A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BROOKS, Kregg, T. (200 West Madison Street Suite 350, Chicago IL, US)
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