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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:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Micro Mega International Manufactures, S.A., Besancon, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433224 ; 433102 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an endodontic instrument which can be fitted on a vibratory handpiece (1) for the treatment of a tooth canal or the retreatment thereof, wherein it is made up of a rigid proximal portion constituting the sleeve which allows it to be fixed to the vibratory handpiece (1), of a median portion (4) which is also rigid and whose axis forms an angle (x) with the proximal portion, and of a distal portion (5) whose axis at the end forms an angle (y) with the median portion in the direction opposite that of the proximal portion, said distal portion being of a general conical line and of a dimension at the tip permitting its penetration into the canal.