WO2000074586A3 - Microendodontics ultrasonic surgical dental tool having water port and method of making same - Google Patents

Microendodontics ultrasonic surgical dental tool having water port and method of making same Download PDF

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WO2000074586A3
WO2000074586A3 PCT/US2000/040092 US0040092W WO0074586A3 WO 2000074586 A3 WO2000074586 A3 WO 2000074586A3 US 0040092 W US0040092 W US 0040092W WO 0074586 A3 WO0074586 A3 WO 0074586A3
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microendodontics
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ultrasonic surgical
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Teresa R Hickok
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C3/00—Dental tools or instruments
    • A61C3/02—Tooth drilling or cutting instruments; Instruments acting like a sandblast machine
    • A61C3/03—Instruments operated by vibration
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C5/00—Filling or capping teeth
    • A61C5/40—Implements for surgical treatment of the roots or nerves of the teeth; Nerve needles; Methods or instruments for medication of the roots
    • A61C5/42—Files for root canals; Handgrips or guiding means therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00—Metal working
    • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49567—Dental appliance making

Abstract

A dental tool for use with an ultrasonic transducer, the tool comprises a substantially elongate tool defined by a shaft having a proximal end with a coupling attachment at the proximal end for attachment to an ultrasonic transducer, and a distal end having a tip configured for performing a dental procedure, and a fluid passage extending from the proximal end to a port configured and positioned to direct fluid onto the tip.
PCT/US2000/040092 1999-06-04 2000-06-02 Microendodontics ultrasonic surgical dental tool having water port and method of making same WO2000074586A2 (en)

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EP00945415A EP1182984B8 (en) 1999-06-04 2000-06-02 Microendodontics ultrasonic surgical dental tool having water port and method of making same
DE60045099T DE60045099D1 (en) 1999-06-04 2000-06-02 MICRO-DODONTIC ULTRASONIC TOOL WITH ONE G
CA002376075A CA2376075A1 (en) 1999-06-04 2000-06-02 Microendodontics ultrasonic surgical dental tool having water port and method of making same
AU59363/00A AU5936300A (en) 1999-06-04 2000-06-02 Microendodontics ultrasonic surgical dental tool having water port and method ofmaking same

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