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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stuart J Filhol, County Cork, IE;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433225 ;
Abstract
A dental pin having a threaded portion for insertion into a tooth is formed with a shank which has portions inclined relative to the threaded portion and to each other. The threaded portion and shank are of integral construction and the shank is of zig-zag shape. A holder for the pin can take several forms each with a bore for receiving the shank releasably but in driving engagement with the holder. The holder may take a form suitable for use with a dental handpiece or for manual insertion of the pin. The invention also provides a holder with a ratchet mechanism for manual insertion of the pin.