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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Randall Maxwell, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Vincent Shotton, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Kevin Wilkinson, Bixby, OK (US);
Yong Gao, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Randall Maxwell, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Vincent Shotton, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
Kevin Wilkinson, Bixby, OK (US);
Yong Gao, Broken Arrow, OK (US);
DENTSPLY International Inc., York, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a hollow instrument comprising the steps of: providing a hollow tube having a longitudinal tube axis; forming at least one opening along a shaft portion of the hollow tube following a predetermined pattern thereby defining a plurality of fingers; and deforming at least a portion of the hollow tube into a desired shape; and optionally joining at least two fingers along a portion of the opening to secure the hollow tube in the desired shape thereby forming the hollow instrument.