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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7556499 | Dental forceps The invention relates to a dental forceps with two articulated parts, which are connected to each other at a pivot and which each exhibit a handle at one end and at the other end a working end with an inside area, such that the inside area exhibits a corrugated area... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7399309 | Auxiliary forceps for hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) Auxiliary forceps are provided for video-assisted minimally-invasive surgery, such as hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, the forceps being intended for operation by a surgeon's non-dominant hand inserted through an incision for entering a patient's natural body cav... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7318725 | Dental pliers Dental pliers with two pliers parts, each respectively comprising one jaw of a pliers mouth and one lever arm of a pliers grip, the pliers parts pivotably connected with each other via a linkage. The linkage includes a cylindrical journal (26) on the first pl... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314373 | Apparatus for pulling loose teeth An apparatus for pulling loose teeth having a releasably attachable decorative element for soothing the patient. The apparatus of the present invention provides a first arm and a second arm each with a decorative end and a tool end wherein the first and second arms ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7306461 | Carrier and seating instrument for dental devices Apparatus for manipulating a dental device comprises first and second gripping elements rotatably coupled to one another for movement between a gripping configuration in which a first gripping surface of the first gripping element is positioned adjacent a second gri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303395 | Device for the removal of teeth A divice for the removal of teeth and/or tooth roots from a tooth socket or from a jawbone includes an extractor having a fisrt and second lever and a first and second branch pivotably connected to each other by a hinge, the first branch including a receiving part. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294140 | Device for holding trocar sleeves A device for holding a trocar sleeve in its position of engagement in the body of a patient has clamping jaws which in the closed position define an opening and which can be placed about the outside of the trocar sleeve, and at least one hole via which the device ca... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261725 | Endoscopic device with independently actuated legs The present invention relates to endoscopic clips with multiple independently-controlled legs. The present invention also relates to a method for using a clip with multiple independently actuated legs. The clips and methods of the present invention may be used, for ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7211079 | Ringed forceps A surgical instrument comprises two oppositely-positioned working numbers each having proximal and distal ends and each having a working surface. The instrument also comprises at least one ring member affixed to a least one of the working members to encompass one or... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211091 | Fingertip-actuated surgical clip applier and related methods A fingertip-actuated surgical clip applier includes a first body and a second body substantially structurally identical to the first body. The first body includes a main section and a first jaw extending in a distal direction from the main section. The main section ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7165970 | Dental instrument A dental instrument includes a first arm, a second arm, which is pivotally coupled to the first arm about a pivot axis, and a spring. The first and second arms are pivotal with respect to each other in a plane generally orthogonal to the pivot axis. Each of the arms... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7128575 | Tooth elevator A tooth elevator designed to minimize risk of injury to a patient's mouth or adjacent teeth during tooth extraction is described. The elevator has mating side members, a handle portion and a mating jaw portion. As force is applied to the handle portions, the jaw por... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108076 | Weed pulling system A weed pulling system has a pair of similarly configured rods in a cylindrical configuration, a pair of similarly configured gripping heads on the ends of the rods movable toward and away from each other; and a pair of similarly configured replaceable pads having an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108509 | Device for pushing away a dental element, and method for filling dental elements Device for pushing away an enclosure arranged around a dental element. When filling dental elements, it is important that adjacent dental elements should come into contact with one another at a defined location. To this end, the invention proposes a tool for pushing... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080981 | Device for removing a broken instrument, assisting instruments, and the method to retrieve a broken instrument from the root canal This invention provides a device for removing a broken piece left in the root canal of a tooth comprising a handle to be held by the operator, a portion for fastening the broken piece, and a trigger component for operating the fastening portion. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7081118 | Medical tool The invention concerns a medical tool, in particular a vertebral distractor (1), with a first (2) and a second link part (3), wherein the first link part (2) is connected with the second link part (3) via a rotation axis (4)... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7021932 | Tooth extraction device A tooth extraction device is provided that uses a clamp assembly to clamp a tooth to be extracted, and a handle for positioning the clamp assembly within a patient's mouth. A cable and an actuator for moving the cable are provided for moving the clamp assembly. The ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6984126 | Orthodontic crimping pliers Pliers adapted to lock wires within thermoformed dental appliances following the partial enclosure of wires during the thermoforming process. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6910890 | Dental plier design with offsetting jaw and pad elements for assisting in removing upper and lower teeth utilizing the dental plier design A dental pliers appliance and associated method for removing teeth from a patient's gum line and bone. First and second pivotally connected handles are provided, each including a user grasping portion. The first handle terminates in an arcuately extending jaw exhibi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6840768 | Dental device A dental device for removing an onlay or crown from a patient's tooth. The device includes pliers-type handles for operating a corresponding pair of tips. The tips are equipped with grips adapted for holding an onlay or crown therebetween. The grip edges have a numb... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6814574 | Dental pliers for forming and removing bumps on appliances Pliers for forming and removing bumps for the dental appliance without heating are disclosed. The eraser pliers for erasing a bump on an appliance include a first elongated member having a first jaw portion at one end and a handle portion at the other end, the jaw p... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6776616 | Versatile system for manipulation of dental appliances A versatile system for the manipulation of dental appliances is described that includes a grasping assembly coupled to an actuating assembly. Members of the grasping assembly are shaped to approximate contour of the dental appliance. An apical seating member is disp... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6776615 | Tweezers Tweezers for holding strip-shaped or thread-shaped material with particularly abrasive characteristics are disclosed, for example, for dental purposes, wherein clamping elements, particularly in the shape of rods, are arranged in the area of the free end of each of ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6699039 | Versatile system for manipulation of dental appliances A versatile system for the manipulation of dental appliances is described that includes a grasping assembly coupled to an actuating assembly. Members of the grasping assembly are shaped to approximate contour of the dental appliance. An apical seating mem... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6652277 | Dentist's matrix contact instrument A hand operated dentist's instrument having two adjacent tines that spread apart when the instrument handles are squeezed. The tines are used to press against a matrix band surrounding a molar and press the matrix band and adjacent teeth away from a centr... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6431864 | Dental tool A method of placing an object having a substantially planar surface into a channel between a pair of teeth, implemented by a grasping tool, including providing a dental tool having a first arm with a first tip and a first end, a first pressure portion on ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6413088 | Instrument and method for removing dental restoration An instrument is provided, e.g. a forceps or a pair of pliers, capable of removing a dental restoration from a tooth without destroying the dental restoration. The distal ends of a pair of jaws of the instrument each have an inner slant portion, a first o... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394805 | Dental crown remover with basket A dental device for removing a temporary or non-cemented crown. The device includes pliers-type handles for operating a corresponding pair of tips. The tips are equipped with grips for holding therebetween a temporary or non-cemented permanent crown. Fast... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6371764 | Dental instrument for placing obiturator A dental instrument for gripping and placing an obturator within an opening in a tooth located in a patient's mouth when a root canal is being performed and the method for using the same. The instrument is provided with a handle that the dental profession... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6345983 | Dentist's forceps A scissor-like device having narrow jaws and a sliding rectangular closing clamp between the two handle halves that operates like a hemostat, i.e., it maintains the jaws in a fixed position. The jaw tips are oval-shaped to pry the teeth and matrix band sl... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6322363 | Dental pliers A tweezer-like dental pliers having a pair of elongated, flat and generally parallel handles with connected first ends, spaced-apart central portions, and second ends with normally closed gripping tips. The second ends are bent at an acute angle, preferab... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6293791 | Z-bend orthodontic instrument and method An orthodontic instrument includes a pair of complementary mating die movable together and apart for forming a Z-shaped bend in an orthodontic arch wire. A Z-shaped bend in an orthodontic arch wire is utilized in conjunction with an orthodontic appliance ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6293790 | Heated orthodontic pliers Orthodontic pliers comprised of two asymmetrical components that are subapically and pivotally joined in a first main embodiment. Each of these elongate pieces is irregular in shape, unequal in length and the jaws are asymmetrical jaws relative to each ot... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6280184 | Method and apparatus for removing bonded dental appliances An orthodontic onlay having a mesial and distal sections is debonded from multiple teeth by positioning a plier-type debonding apparatus having a first and a second lever arms pivotally connected for rotation relative to each other and having respectively... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6210161 | Breakdown dental forceps A breakdown dental forceps is provided in which the jaws are specifically designed to terminate in a flat and fine point which is capable of reaching down into extremely tight places which other dental forceps are unable to enter. The inner edges of the t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6193514 | Adjustable dental instrument A dental instrument (10) having a tool (100) with a tip (108) capable of being rapidly adjusted and fixed in a variety of orientations relative to an instrument body (14). The instrument comprises opposing jaws (22 and 32) having concave surfaces (26 and ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6146139 | Forceps apparatus A forceps apparatus having particular utility in the removal of small teeth provides a pair of arms or limbs, each having proximal and distal end portions and a middle portion spaced about midway in between the proximal and distal end portions. Each limb ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6095815 | Pair of forceps for applying of an articulating film to teeth in dentistry A pair of forceps for marking points of contact by means of an articulating film for use in dentistry is fork-shaped with two spaced arm pairs, the arms being angled by an angle of at least 60° in the end portions forming the clamps. The clamps are provi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6042379 | Dental raising forceps for the rearmost upper molars or their remains Dental raising forceps for the posterior upper molars or their remains, in the upper arcade, which has a passive part (1) and a hinge (2) that are conventional, together with a contra-angled part in bayonet form (3), and which terminates in certain moving... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6019021 | Finger actuated hand tool A hand tool provides a slender elongated shape having a pair of finger actuation plates, one of which drives an interior rod. The end of the tool is adapted with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw attached to the interior rod. With the tool held in the manner ... | 02/01/2000 |
