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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Ormco Corporation, Orange, CA (US);
Inventors:
Carlos A. Aloise, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
L. Stephen Buchanan, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Sorin Vasile Cora, Orange, CA (US);
Emanuele Maretto, Orange, CA (US);
Gopikrishnan Soundararajan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ormco Corporation, Orange, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/42 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/42 (2017.02);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for a fluted endodontic file are provided. The apparatus may include a fluted endodontic file defining a central longitudinal axis. The fluted endodontic file may include a working length extending along the central longitudinal axis. The working length may include a single flute. The working length may define an off-center cross-section having three vertices.