A61C 5/40
Implements for surgical treatment of the roots or nerves of the teeth
Official title: Implements for surgical treatment of the roots or nerves of the teeth; Nerve needles; Methods or instruments for medication of the roots
A61C5/40 (Implements for surgical treatment of the roots or nerves of the teeth) appears on 813 US grants and 970 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 813
- Published applications
- 970
- Assignees
- 309
- Inventors
- 1,209
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 16 | 24 |
| 2004 | 11 | 39 |
| 2005 | 14 | 32 |
| 2006 | 22 | 40 |
| 2007 | 23 | 48 |
| 2008 | 9 | 44 |
| 2009 | 2 | 31 |
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| 2017 | 40 | 46 |
| 2018 | 36 | 50 |
| 2019 | 31 | 44 |
| 2020 | 26 | 40 |
| 2021 | 30 | 56 |
| 2022 | 26 | 43 |
| 2023 | 35 | 44 |
| 2024 | 36 | 39 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 |
| 2026 | 18 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pharmaceutical formulation22 Sep 2026US 12,740,923 B2
- Dental handpiece and head thereof, and root canal preparation machine1 Sep 2026US 12,721,698 B2Guilin Woodpecker Medical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Dental treatment apparatus and method for controlling dental treatment apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,714,537 B2J. Morita Mfg. Corp.
- Access guide and drill kit to be used with same for endodontic access cavity preparation and method of use25 Aug 2026US 12,714,538 B2
- Apparatus and methods for cleaning teeth and root canals18 Aug 2026US 12,708,496 B2Sonendo, Inc.
- Dental post kit and method of using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306215 A1King Saud University
- Endodontic apparatus and method of using the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248589 A1King Saud University
- Endodontic apparatus and method of using the same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248590 A1King Saud University
- Dental root canal treatment instrument30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215881 A1Jun Dental.Co
- Endodontic instrument having improved fit of the tooth canal geometry23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207297 A1FKG Dentaire Sàrl
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- Apparatus, method and expedient materials for ultrasonic preparation of human and animal hard or soft tissues and of dental or bone replacement materials as well as object obtained thereby585US 6,139,320 A2000
- Ultrasonic microtube dental instruments and methods of using same412US 6,976,844 B2San Diego Swiss Machining, Inc. · 2005
- Sleeved stop for a drill bit349US 7,210,881 B22007
- Cannula and process287US 4,276,880 A1981