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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107766 | ENDODONTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD The present invention provides a system for the endodontic treatment of a root canal, comprising
| 05/03/2012 |
| 20120021376 | GUTTA-PERCHA REMOVER A gutta-percha remover suitable for removing gutta-percha and having flexibility with good compliancy to curvature of a root canal and superior removing capability for forming a sufficient gap between the gutta-percha and the root canal wall is provided. 01/26/2012 | |
| 20110300506 | Endodontic File With Working Length Adjustment Scale An endodontic file is provided for use during root canal therapy. The endodontic file has a handle, a blade, and a marker. The marker provides a working length adjustment scale that is integrated with the handle and the blade. After adjustment of the endodontic file to ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110244419 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME To reduce the production costs for medical instruments (preferably endodontic root canal files) and increase their attractiveness to dentists/doctors, a medical instrument assembly is provided, which is made by metal injection molding and comprises at least two medical ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110217673 | ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENTS FOR PREPARING ENDODONTIC CAVITY SPACES Methods and apparatus providing a critical set of endodontic instruments. The set includes a first endodontic instrument, a second endodontic instrument, and a third endodontic instrument. Each endodontic instrument includes a working portion that has a cone-like shape.... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110212413 | ROTARY ENDODONTIC FILE WITH FRICTIONAL GRIP An endodontic file has at least a central longitudinal cord, a helically wound wire at least partially surrounding the cord and an elastomeric grip partially covering the helically wound wire near a first end thereof. The elastomeric grip has an outer diameter that is s... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110195375 | INTERNAL BROACHING TOOL An internal broaching tool for broaching profiles delimited by a root and flanks in one aspect arranges a relief part between the toothed part and the calibration part. The calibrating broaching teeth in adjacent rows on the calibration part have a guiding flank (withou... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110159458 | Endodontic Instrument With Modified Memory and Flexibility Properties and Method Medical instruments, particularly, endodontic instruments with unique limited memory characteristics, and methods for making such instruments. One embodiment includes heat treating a finished endodontic instrument. A related embodiment includes electropolishing a finish... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110081623 | SELF ADJUSTING INSTRUMENT The invention is an instrument for cleaning and/or shaping and/or widening a channel that exists in or through a solid object. The design of the instrument the superelastic and shape memory properties of the material from which it is made, allow the inner volume enclose... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110033821 | Rotatable Endodontic Instruments and Methods for their Manufacture A quasi-hyperbolic endodontic instrument having a cylindrical, elongated shaft with a radius that varies as a smooth, continuous curve along the length of the shaft and is larger near the distal portion of the file than near the proximal end of the file. The distal radi... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033822 | Endodontic File An endodontic instrument eliminates the need for conventional flutes by employing a tapered tip having an axially extending relief surface such as a flat permitting the passage of liquid and the ejection of debris from the tooth. In one embodiment, an abrasive surface o... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100311010 | Method of producing cut blades for instruments used in root canal treatment A blank for use in producing an endodontic instrument using a grinding technique includes a cylindrical portion, and a generally conical portion which is to be machined by the grinding technique to form the active part of the endodontic instrument. The generally conical... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100297578 | Endodontic File Combining Active and Passive Cutting Edges An endodontic reamer/file for cleaning/shaping a tooth root canal having an elongated shank with a proximal end portion, a distal end and a tapered working portion having a longitudinal axis, the external surface of the shank working portion being defined by a plurality... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100255442 | ENDODONTIC FILE WITH MULTI-TAPERED FLUTES A multi-tapered endodontic file is provided, formed from shaft of material having a shaft. The shaft includes a working portion having one or more tissue-removing edges, points and/or surfaces. The working portion includes at least a first flute and a second flute. The ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100233650 | Instrument for the treatment of radicular dental canals Instrument for the treatment of the apical portion of radicular dental canals, has a conical shaft (1) having at least one helicoidal working ridge. The active anterior portion (2) of the instrument is comprised of at least two successive cones whose openi... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100203471 | DENTAL FILLING MATERIAL A dental filling material includes a head; a distal tip opposite the head, wherein the distal tip is designed to be first inserted into a tooth root canal, a body tapered from the head to the distal tip, with a diameter decreasing from the head to the distal tip, one or... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100119990 | ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENT AND INSTRUMENT SYSTEM An endodontic file for use in root canal treatment has an elongated shank having a long axis with a proximal end connected to a handle adapted to be manipulated by hand or inserted into a rotary drive. The file also includes a working portion with a plurality of continu... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100105004 | ENDODONTIC FILE An endodontic file (2) for use with a dental instrument has at least one cord (6) and a wire (8) wound around at least a major portion of the cord and having an abrasive outer surface (10). A handle having a gripping section is provided for g... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100099057 | ROOT CANAL INSTRUMENT HANDLE MADE OF TWO CO-AXIAL PORTIONS JOINED IN AXIAL TRANSLATION AND IN ROTATION The invention relates to a method for designing and producing a package intended for the protection and/or transportation of a product. All of the digital design steps for the package are integrated in the method for digitizing the product, which includes a step of lami... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100092915 | Method of Preparing Nickel Titanium Alloy for Use in Manufacturing Instruments with Improved Fatigue Resistance A method of treating Nitinol to train the structure thereof to remain in the martensite state, including the steps of subjecting the Nitinol to a strain and while subjected to the strain, thermally cycling the Nitinol between a cold bath of about 0° C. to 10° C. and a... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100040994 | Reciprocal Reverse Rotation Endodontic File A single use, reciprocal reverse rotation, endodontic file includes a plurality of spaced apart helical flutes with spiraled lands therebetween. The lands have an edge with a positive cutting angle when the file is rotated in one direction and a scraping angle when rota... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100028832 | Dental device for use in the obturation of a root canal Kit-of-parts containing
| 02/04/2010 |
| 20100003637 | Dental File with Improved Tip Configuration A dental instrument for cleaning and shaping a root canal of a tooth includes a working portion having three helical flutes and a guide tip with a first, second, and third face surface. A portion of the guide tip is removed so that each of the first and second surfaces ... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090229129 | Longitudinally Ground File Having Increased Resistance to Torsional and Cyclic Fatigue Failure A method of producing an endodontic file that involves grinding in a plane substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of a rotating dental instrument blank. By grinding the dental instrument blank in this manner, the torsional strength of the resulting endodontic f... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090215006 | ROOT CANAL FILE A root canal file with a rotating application for widening of the root canal of human or animal teeth to a stipulated diameter and cone by means of cutting edges running in a spiral along the root canal file has much higher flexibility, especially in areas with large di... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090181341 | Endodontic Instrument An endodontic instrument for root canal treatment is provided having a working portion manipulated by a handle and a curved radiused connection site for the attachment of an electronic apex locator. The curved radiused connection site is located at the proximal end of t... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090176188 | Ablating Apparatus Particularly Useful for Removal of Dental Periapical Lesions Apparatus for removing a dental periapical lesion at an apex of a root canal in a tooth, includes: an ablating device sized and constructed for (a) introduction through a cavity in the tooth into the root canal; (b) movement therethrough to protrude through the apex int... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090136896 | DENTAL APPARATUS FOR SHAPING AND CLEANING A ROOT CANAL Apparatus is disclosed for use in cleaning dental root canals using an endodontic file. The file is mounted in a drill head driven by an electric motor. The motor is normally driven in one, forward direction, but periodically, the motor rotation is reversed for a very s... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090130623 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING DENTAL MEASUREMENTS USING A BODY-CONTACTING ELECTRODE Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising: a) a root canal electrode insertable into the root canal of a tooth of a patient; b) a control unit including: i) a housing; ii) a current generator having a first terminal and a second terminal,... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090081608 | Instruments for the treatment of radicular dental canals Instrument for the treatment of the apical portion of radicular dental canals, has a conical shaft (1) having at least one helicoidal working ridge. The active anterior portion (2) of the instrument is comprised of at least two successive cones whose openi... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090053674 | DENTAL DRILL The invention relates to a dental drill comprising a shaft as well as a head being provided with a plurality of cutting edges extending lengthwise of the head, wherein the cutting edges are provided with at least one cross-cut at a middle portion of the head.... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090047618 | Handset and Optical Tip for Photosynthesis A handset includes a high power LED and a vibrator. An optical tip includes a stepwise tapered portion for insertion into a root canal. The optical tip is used in combination with the vibrator for distributing a photosynthesizer in a root canal. The optical tip is used ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080274439 | Dental device for use in the obturation of a root canal Kit-of-parts containing
| 11/06/2008 |
| 20080241785 | HANDSET AND OPTICAL TIP FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS A handset includes a high power LED and a vibrator. An optical tip includes a stepwise tapered portion for insertion into a root canal. The optical tip is used in combination with the vibrator for distributing a photosynthesizer in a root canal. The optical tip is used ... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080227053 | Device for Preparing and Filling a Tooth Endodontic Cavity A catheterization device for preparing and filling a tooth endodontic cavity includes at least one root canal tool connected to a drive head. The tool is movable and has a base movably driven by the drive head about the reference axis of the base. A totally or partially... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080213720 | ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURED USING CHEMICAL MILLING A method of manufacturing endodontic files involves a chemical milling process to yield endodontic files having a desired taper and/or degree of sharpness. The process involves the steps of (a) forming helical cutting edges in the cutting portion of the metallic rod; an... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080153055 | Endodontic Reamer and Method for Manufacturing Endodontic Reamer and Files An endodontic reamer (10) and a method for manufacturing endodontic reamers (10) and files, more specifically an endodontic reamer (10) having a cylindrical shaft (12) and a working portion (16) extending forward from a removed end of ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080118891 | Contra-angle used for endodontology An endodontic contra-angle is provided with a head which supports an endodontic instrument having a shank and a blade. A connection associated with the head attaches the shank within the head of the contra-angle. The shank is permanently assembled within the body of the... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080057468 | Endodontic Instrument The present invention provides an improved endodontic instrument. The instrument can be constructed of a ribbon of material such as any material that has a suitable edge for cutting and can be twisted or bent into any desired shape. The ribbon can be made of a metal, a ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080032260 | Dental And Medical Instruments Comprising Titanium Endodontic instruments for use in performing root canal therapy on a tooth are disclosed. In one form, the instruments include an elongate shank having a cutting edge extending from a distal end of the shank along an axial length of the shank. The shank comprises a tita... | 02/07/2008 |
