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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:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Trushkowsky, Morganville, NJ (US);
Joshua Friedman, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Ad Dent Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/08 ;
Abstract
A dental device for assisting in the filling and curing of a dental restoration with light activated materials having a truncated conical shape with a disposable insert member at its apex. The conical holding device has an opening at the base to accommodate a light guide and an opening at the apex to accommodate a disposable insert member. Each insert member has a shape tapered at one end thereof and an indicator means to monitor the depth of the restoration to the pulpal floor and to provide alignment of the preparation relative to the marginal ridge of the adjacent tooth.