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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Dan Ericson, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Jan Johansson, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Orjan Arkang, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Stefan Leffler, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Olof Larsson, Uppland Vasby, SE;

Inventors:

Dan Ericson, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Jan Johansson, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Orjan Arkang, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Stefan Leffler, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Olof Larsson, Uppland Vasby, SE;

Assignee:

Directa AB, Upplands Vasby, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/127 (2013.01); A61C 5/125 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dental instrument, suitable for use when creating a dental filling, is provided. The dental instrument includes a wedge and a matrix. The matrix is fixedly attached to the wedge, and the wedge is adapted to be inserted into the approximal space between two teeth of a patient. The wedge has a bow shape along a length axis of the wedge, the matrix has a first bow shape along a length axis of the matrix, and the matrix also has a second bow shape along an axis perpendicular to the length axis of the matrix. A method of using the dental instrument and a disposable system, which further comprises a protective member, is further provided.


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