A61C 9/0033
Gingival retraction appliances
Official title: {Gingival retraction appliances}
A61C9/0033 (Gingival retraction appliances) appears on 79 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 79
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 172
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
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| 2005 | 2 | 9 |
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| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
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| 2021 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device and method for subgingival measurement24 Mar 2026US 12,582,509 B2Luminx Il Ltd
- Retraction paste and container comprising the retraction paste4 Nov 2025US 12,458,569 B2Kulzer GmbH
- One-piece dental restoration molds29 Oct 2024US 12,127,904 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Dental restoration molds31 Oct 2023US 11,801,126 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Dental material dispensing device and a method of dispensing a dental material15 Aug 2023US 11,723,757 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Device and method for subgingival measurement20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240631 A1
- Dental Implant Apparatus and Methods30 Jan 2025US 2025/0032226 A1Queventive, LLC
- One-Piece Dental Restoration Molds26 Dec 2024US 2024/0423756 A1Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Swivel head dental instrument17 Oct 2024US 2024/0341917 A1
- Dental preparation cuff19 Sep 2024US 2024/0307149 A1Raumedic AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Braided gingival retraction cord60US 4,321,038 AVan R Dental Products, Inc. · 1982
- Knitted gingival retraction cord38US 4,522,593 A1985
- Dental device and method for gingival retraction and conditioning36US 4,531,914 A1985
- Novel water-swellable fibers having a high degree of water-swellability and excellent physical properties and process for producing the same35US 4,366,206 AJapan Exlan Company Limited · 1982
- Method and device for the retraction and hemostasis of tissue during crown and bridge procedures33US 6,890,177 B2Centrix, Inc. · 2005