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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:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas P Warner, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606205 ; 600247 ;
Abstract
Articulating forceps having a reflective element for viewing a substrate include a pair of arms biased in a direction opposite one another and joined at their respective ends. The articulating forceps further include a pair of clamping members disposed opposite one another and biased toward one another by the pair of arms to their normally clamped position. A reflective member extends longitudinally relative to the pair of arms and is disposed spaced from, but adjacent to, the clamping member for viewing a substrate such as the patient's teeth or gums.