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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7424952 | Interdental brush package An interdental brush package comprises a plurality of interdental brushes, each having a handle and bristles connected to the handle; a container; the container including a pocket disposed at a bottom portion thereof; and the container including a backing extending ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7357250 | Storage case A storage case including a tray and a plurality of holding units. The tray has a bottom wall and a plurality of walls formed unitarily with and upstanding from the bottom wall. The holding units include a base and a plurality of walls formed unitarily therewith to c... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337896 | Package for dental product, with a label assigned to the product A package for a dental product, in particular for a prosthetic structure, has several product-receiving recesses which are formed in a product holder from the direction of the top face thereof. The product-receiving recesses are each spanned by a pull-off strip whic... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338286 | Dental implant system An implant comprising two internal anti-rotational features. One anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage a driving tool, while the other anti-rotational feature is adapted to engage an abutment. An implant abutment system is provided with an angled abutment ada... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338282 | Single patient package for dental appliances and methods of using Packages for dispensing dental appliances of the type used in corrective orthodontic treatments, methods of using such packages, and methods of manufacturing such packages. The package generally includes a holder and drawers containing the dental appliances that are... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331450 | Dental applicator holding and material dispensing tray A tray for dispensing a material to be applied with an applicator having a plurality of applicator support openings. The applicator support openings have a depth and width sufficient so that when an applicator is placed therein, it is held substantially upright. The... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331456 | Storage container A storage container for housing drill bits can include a front housing portion and a rear housing portion. The front and rear housing portions can be pivotally connected through a hinge for moving between open and closed positions. The front and rear housing portion... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318522 | Carrying case for dental hygiene supplies and holster for carrying case The invention concerns two distinct components related to dental hygiene. The first is a dental hygiene carrying case that has been specially designed to hold various dental supplies. The second part of the invention is a holster unit that is used to support (hold) ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309472 | Sterilization apparatus for orthodontic bands A sterilization system for dental and orthodontic tools is provided with a transport rack dimensionally sized to hold a plurality interchangeable cassettes. The interchangeable cassettes are designed and intended to hold kits of dental or orthodontic tools and are p... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7308985 | Packaging for a kit, and related methods of use Embodiments of the invention include a packaging for a medical kit. The packaging includes a bottom configured to receive a plurality of medical products and a top having at least one protrusion extending therefrom. The bottom and the top are shaped so that the bott... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7278852 | Kit of sub-kits for placing a dental post A kit of dental sub-kits for use in placing a dental post in a prepared recess (e.g., a root canal) of a person's tooth. The kit includes a tray having an interior recess configured to removably receive therein a plurality of individual dental sub-kits. Each sub-kit... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264117 | Orthodontic patient set-up tray An orthodontic set-up tray includes at least two sections, and each section includes at least one receptacle for receiving an orthodontic appliance. A coupling movably connects the sections together to enable relative movement between the sections. The coupling adva... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246704 | Tool and accessory container with inner grid system A tool container includes first and second container members rotatably connected to create an inner compartment. Each member has a compartment outer wall and integrally formed perimeter walls. A grid system is created on an inner compartment facing surface adjacent ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7225927 | Cup holder having frusto-conical cavities A cupholder for holding containers is provided with a number of container-holding cavities. Each of the container-holding cavities includes pairs of gripping flanges that extend inwardly toward centers of the cavities. The flanges include gripping points that extend... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195485 | Kits for placement of a dental post A dental kit for use in placing a dental post in a prepared recess (e.g., a root canal) of a person's tooth. The dental kit includes a finishing drill, a plurality of permanent dental posts, a dental post analog, and optionally, a starter drill. The kit also include... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179083 | Orthodontic apparatus An apparatus is provided for applying orthodontic brackets to teeth. The apparatus includes a bracket container having a bracket housing defined therein and a bracket placer positioned relative to the bracket housing to receive a bracket from the bracket container. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165674 | Storage container A storage container for housing drill bits includes a front housing portion and a rear housing portion pivotally connected through a hinge for moving between open and closed positions. The front housing portion and the rear housing portion define a body cavity there... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165907 | Chewable toothbrush A disposable or edible chewable toothbrush is disclosed for cleaning teeth between meals. The device includes a chewable bristle holder with bristles attached to the holder, a cavity formed within the holder, a substance within the cavity, and regions of weakness fo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160590 | Packaging including a composite web comprising porous layer A multilayer web article, including a first layer of a porous material, e.g., Tyvek® film, and a second layer overlying and sealed to the first layer. The second layer is non-porous to passage of gas therethrough and includes a peelable film, e.g., of polyethylene,... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125328 | Glass grinding bit A glass grinding bit includes a monolithic plastic body having a first end, a second end and a central longitudinal axis. A central bore formed as part of the body in alignment with the longitudinal axis for receiving a drive shaft. An outer surface is formed as par... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7066329 | Medical instrument holding and presentation system A medical instrument holder assembly comprises a holder module base including first tubes defining first passages, each first passage having open upper and lower ends, at least one first web connecting and supporting those first tubes in parallel spaced-apart relati... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048120 | Package construction for fluid applicator device A package construction for a device for applying dental fluids including a plurality of syringes, each syringe having a fluid chamber and an outlet, said chamber containing a fluid selected from the group consisting of carries detection, sodium hypochlorite and hemo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997334 | Combined inflation needle and storage device In combination an inflation needle storage device (10) to keep track of, protect and store inflation needles (14). The inflation needle storage device (10) is made of a resilient material, with a solid base (18) having receiving holes ( | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969498 | Surgical instrument bracket assembly A bracket assembly for supporting medical instruments and the like. The assembly includes a support member formed with lines of vent holes, the vent holes in each line being spaced apart a selected distance. The bracket includes a base strip having a plurality of fe... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6915901 | Packaging assembly for surgical use A package assembly holds at least one applicator nozzle tip and, optionally, a fluid-containing vial adapted for attachment to the nozzle tip. By providing the vial with a fluid-dispensing end, it may be used with or without the nozzle tip. When used in combination,... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6843370 | Package for prepasted orthodontic bracket The invention provides a package for a prepasted orthodontic bracket that includes a cover having a hollow projection thereon and a lateral flange extending from and surrounding an open end of the projection, and a base having a flat upper surface. An orthodontic br... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6764306 | System and process for managing dental burs A system and method for managing dental burs includes a carrier that is customized to hold a selection of burs that a particular dentist prefers for a given procedure. Accordingly, each dentist will have a separately identifiable carrier for such procedures as amalg... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6719560 | Rack for dental burrs The rack for dental burrs includes a base (1) and a cover (5) and is provided with a plurality of passages (8) distributed over its surface, each adapted to receive a dental burr. Each of these passages (8) includes at least two piercings... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6681925 | Autoclavable and resealable endo file container An open-ended container for holding dental instruments includes a body and a lid. The lid is configured to close the container when the lid is placed over the open end of the container. The lid is also configured for stabilizing the container in an uprigh... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6464497 | Packaging box for use with endodontic instruments A container for packaging a plurality of endodontic instruments, and for laying out the endodontic instruments to indicate the preferred sequential use of the instruments by a practitioner, includes a case having a bottom, and a lid for enclosing the bott... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6426041 | Multipurpose surgical instrument tray A sterilizable, surgical instrument tray that can deliver, in an instant nearly, 100 ringed surgical instruments held and displayed in a perpendicular fashion in a space and manner similar to that used by surgical scrub nurses on their operating room back... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6397860 | Disposable portable waterless teeth-cleaning assemblies and method of manufacture A disposable waterless tooth brushing assembly, and a method for its manufacture, comprising a diminutive toothbrush; a non-foaming saliva-activated teeth-cleaning agent pre-applied to the toothbrush bristles; a small moistened disposable towel for use af... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6368565 | Sterilization apparatus for dental and orthodontic tools A sterilization system for dental and orthodontic tools is provided with a transport rack dimensionally sized to hold a plurality interchangeable cassettes. The interchangeable cassettes are designed and intended to hold kits of dental or orthodontic tool... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6328565 | Training method and apparatus for dental bur identification A bur block adapted for identifying and training dental personnel employs a block and a cover. The block has a surface having a number of holes sized to retain a number of dental burs. Each hole has indicia representing characteristics of the bur situated... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6312258 | Kit for immediate post-extraction implantation The present invention provides a kit system comprising a plurality of disposable kits, each kit being adapted for post-extraction dental implantation on a particular dental area. Each kit includes a dental implant of specified dimensions for a particular ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6213767 | Individual dose adhesive delivery and orthodontic appliance system Individual orthodontic bracket doses of bracket adhesive are dispensed onto a flat resilient card and enclosed under a vapor proof cover sealed to the card. The cover is peeled off at chairside and individual orthodontic brackets pick up the individual do... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206192 | Dental emergency kit A kit for the emergency treatment of dental conditions. The kit includes a container and a plurality of dental treatment components positioned within the container, the dental treatment components being selected from the group consisting of dental cement ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206694 | Handpiece assembly for air abrasion The invention is directed towards a handpiece assembly for use with air abrasion apparatuses used in a wide spectrum of applications and industries. This handpiece assembly comprises the following components: (1) a handle comprising a proximal end and a d... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6183249 | Release substrate for adhesive precoated orthodontic appliances A release substrate is releasably placed across a layer of adhesive that has been coated onto the base of an orthodontic appliance such as an orthodontic bracket. The release substrate enhances separation from the adhesive coated on the appliance such tha... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6138850 | Modular sterilization container A container for sterilization of medical devices. A container of modular construction is described comprising separable sides, separable corner pieces, and a separable bottom panel. Two opposing sides are of a modular length, and thus by substituting side... | 10/31/2000 |
