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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1982

Filed:

Dec. 09, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:

Alan Miller, New City, NY (US);

Edward E Schweizer, Katonah, NY (US);

John Campanello, Caldwell, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Ipco Corporation, White Plains, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433102 ;
Abstract

An endodontic instrument is described which includes a handle from which extends an endo blade. The handle includes an elongated sleeve member formed of resilient material which surrounds a core member secured within the sleeve member. The core member has a longitudinal body portion radially spaced from the inner walls of the sleeve to define therebetween a flexure space for accommodating the deformation of the sleeve member upon gripping of the handle during use of the instrument. Preferably, the sleeve member is provided with gripping ribs thereon.


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