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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Hu-friedy Mfg. Co., Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ravi P. Seeralan, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Alexander M. Kerstein, Chicago, IL (US);
Jennifer Nemeth, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
HU-FRIEDY MFG. CO., LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Dental instruments, assemblies, and components for a dental instrument are described with a two-piece tip that includes a flexible tip end and a stiff shank. Various methods of assembly are described for securing the flexible tip end to the shank including utilizing a slot in the shank and one or more pins inserted through the tip and shank, a securing material, and forming the shank with a distal portion coupled to a portion of the flexible tip end.