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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142190 | Set of motor-driven instruments to aid the fixing of dental implants Set of motor-driven instruments to aid the fixing of dental implants that combines drills (1, 2) and motor-driven osteotomes (4A, 4B, 4C, 4D) of progressive diameters. These have a threaded conical section (9), followed by a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113833 | Disposable rotary tool for dental or medical applications The shank (12) of a disposable rotary cutting tool (10) comprises a pipe section (16) cut from a drawn metal pipe. The tool head (14) is formed from a cut-out (18a, 18b) of a drawn metal sheet or a section of a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7887326 | Instrument shaft for a rotating instrument A dental instrument shaft for a rotating instrument made of a ceramic material includes a cylindrical shaft end having a center axis and a flat driving area arranged in parallel to the center axis, wherein a groove having a cross-section shaped as a pitch circle is ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7717710 | Ceramic instrument The present invention relates to a rotating instrument made of a ceramic material and comprising a shaft 1 and a working member 2 which is secured to the shaft or can detachably be secured thereto, wherein at least part of the working member 2 i... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695280 | Dental implant and drill for forming socket for the same A drill forms a dental implant fixture socket having an ovular cross section with a series of tapering tiers that are widest near the gumline and narrowest near the root. The drill may have laterally oriented opposed drill points each having an ovoid or conical shap... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7665989 | Drill A drill is used on a jaw bone with overlying soft tissue and underlying, more solid bone. The drill comprises a first portion which is provided with one or more first cutting edges and with a first width or diameter. Arranged behind the first portion there is a seco... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7559765 | Rotary tool for dental or medical applications The shank (12) of a disposable rotary cutting tool (10) comprises a pipe section (16) cut from a drawn metal pipe. The tool head (14) is formed from a cut-out (18a, 18b) of a drawn metal sheet or a section of a... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7547210 | Universal, multifunctional, single unit, rotary osteotome A multifunctional surgical rotary instrument with a corrosion resistant wear reducing hard coating, to be used in a surgical dental motor driven handpiece for preparing an osteotomy for implant insertion, combining the functions of six surgical instruments is descri... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7402040 | Osseous preparation tool used in dental medicine and device for the use thereof The active portion of an osseous compression tool for use particularly in dentistry for the preparation of an osseous seat has a cross-section whose perimeter, e.g. of polygonal shape, is defined such that a rotational actuation of the tool around its axis, at least... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7364580 | Bone-cutting apparatus A bone-cutting apparatus and associated method and system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a guide removably attachable to a bone, and a rotatable mill coupled to the guide. The guide has a box-cut opening and the mill is pivotable within the opening. In o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364430 | Dental implant system and method A dental implant system and method are provided. The dental implant system typically includes a boring device for boring a hole in an alveolar bone and leaving a bridge portion separating the hole from the maxillary sinus cavity. The system may also include a scorin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347692 | Dental bur A dental bur structure including a rotatable shaft turned by a motor. The shaft possesses a proximal portion having a fluted surface. The bur also possesses a distal portion with a smooth surface tip which generates heat to melt a composite post matrix upon activati... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7338284 | Endodontic instrument and instrument system An endodontic file is provided for shaping and/or preparing a root canal. The file may include multiple cutting segments separated by non-cutting segments. The cutting segments are tapered and may have a cutting edge formed by plural helical flutes. Alternatively, t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7300341 | Dental grinding tool and method for making the same The present invention provides a dental grinding tool which is unlikely to damage gums and capable of finely shaping a formation part on which a crown is placed, and further provides a method for making the same. The dental grinding tool is made by forming a chamfer... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247020 | Drill set for dental screw implant fixture with self-tap A drill set for adjusting an implant hole for a self-tap dental screw implant fixture comprises with a diameter d2 at the point of a cutting blade equivalent to a diameter D3 of the tip end of the fixture, a diameter d1 at the back e... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241144 | Method of bone expansion and compression for receiving a dental implant using threaded expanders A method and devices for bone tissue expansion and compression for receiving a dental implant are disclosed. The method includes the steps of creating an initial osseotomy site in the maxilla or the mandable using a pilot drill; screwing a first threaded expander in... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232311 | Bur for preparing metal substrates A method and bur is described for preparing a surface of a metal substrate. The bur includes a shank portion and a cutting head. The cutting head includes a base portion connected to the shank portion, a tip portion opposite the base portion and a plurality of simil... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210933 | Implant system The invention relates to an implant system containing at least one drill and one implant, particularly a dental implant, which can be screwed into a bore hole made in a bone by means of a drill. Preferably, the implant comprises a self-cutting screw with a thread co... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207798 | Mechanized dental instrument A mechanized dental instrument includes an active part (2) and a sleeve (3) arranged on an end of the dental instrument which opposes the active part. The sleeve (3) is provided with a rotary drive means (4) that can, when assembled with ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198486 | Rotary dental file having a safe breakage point An endodontic file (6) including a discontinuity (18) formed within the file shank (7). The discontinuity (18) creates a safe breakage point at which the file (6) will fail prior to a failure occurring at any other point along the ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7195428 | Gundrill A method of forming deep holes and a gundrill therefore is disclosed. The gundrill has an elongate tubular shank and a cutting tip, each provided with a tubular central region supplying pressurized drilling fluid and a non-circular fluid cross-section defining a dri... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179084 | Apparatus and method to remove dental implant A method and apparatus to remove dental implant. The apparatus comprises a guide ring rotatably attached to a base, means to rotatably attach the guide ring to the base, means to attach the apparatus to an implant, and apparatus to remove dental implant indexing mea... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178286 | System and method for injecting trees A system and method for injecting liquids into trees is provided with an injection device having a liquid container and a removable needle. The system is engaged with a tree so that the needle is disposed into the sapwood of the tree. The liquid is injected into the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172421 | Endodontic root-canal jig and fixture A device for use in an endodontic root canal, performed using a dental drill hand set has a first upper unit coupled to the drill hand set. The first upper unit is cylindrical in shape and has a first drill shank shaft therethrough. The upper unit has a first thread... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147469 | Endodontic instrument A non-landed endodontic instrument has flutes formed along a working length of the instrument shaft. The flutes define cutting edges for shaping a root canal of a tooth. The cutting edges lie at a major diameter of the shaft and peripheral flute surfaces behind the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144253 | Dental diamond bur A dental diamond bur having grains of diamond attached to a head of the bur body with a plated metal layer containing grains of a fluorine compound that are almost uniformly dispersed and have an average diameter smaller than that of the diamond. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7097454 | Endodontic gutta-percha point with working length marks A gutta-percha point, used as a root canal plugging material in an endodontic treatment, is disclosed. The gutta-percha point has a plurality of engraved or embossed marks as working length marks on its upper portion. Each of the engraved or embossed marks is prefer... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094056 | Endodontic instrument having reversed helix Methods and apparatus providing an endodontic instrument having a reversed helix. An endodontic instrument in accordance with the invention includes a shaft that includes an end, a tip, one or more flutes, and a longitudinal axis. At least one flute includes a cutti... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094055 | Endodontic reamer and a method for manufacturing endodontic reamers and files An endodontic reamer and a method for manufacturing endodontic reamers and files, more specifically an endodontic reamer having a cylindrical shaft and a working portion extending forward from a removed end of the shaft. The working portion includes, typically, a pa... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066940 | Surgical instrument with rotary cutting member and quick release coupling arrangement A surgical instrument for the dissection of bone and other tissue includes a spindle, a dissection tool and a male member carried by the spindle. The spindle includes a cavity. The dissection tool is releasably received in the cavity. The dissection tool extends alo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048477 | Drill measurement stops A depth stop for use with a drill bit comprises a tubular body having an opening therethrough. Used with a drill bit whose bit portion includes a cutting end, and a shank portion, the depth stop is frictionally positionable on the bit portion at a specified point fr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021933 | Universal depth cut burr having dental and skeletal applications A reduction burr for universal application for depth reduction of dental or ossiferous surfaces includes a shank of a first diameter extended to a chamfered rim angled radially inwardly to a smaller second diameter. A curved shoulder extended from the chamfered rim ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021935 | Dental instrument for the extraction of an object from a root canal A dental instrument for the extraction of an object from a root canal, comprising a shaft (1) having an open-end part (3) designed to receive at least a part of object (9), this open-end part (3) able to be deformed to permit seizing obje... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008223 | Endodontic instrument for accessing a pulp chamber An endodontic instrument for accessing a pulp chamber of a molar includes an elongated shaft having an upper end and a lower end and a stop fixed to the shaft at a distance between 6–8 mm from the lower end. The instrument also includes a cutting head located alon... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976844 | Ultrasonic microtube dental instruments and methods of using same Systems and methods related to ultrasonic microtube dental instruments designed to cut around a broken instrument by allowing the broken instrument to be placed within a lumen of the microtube instrument while simultaneously boring with the broken instrument and bei... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969474 | Implant surface preparation The surface of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone is prepared. The device is made of titanium with a native oxide layer on the surface. The method of preparation comprises the steps of removing the native oxide layer from the surface of the devic... | 11/29/2005 |
