Endodontic surgery tissue retractor device
AssigneeJoshua Dale
InventorJoshua Dale
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Abstract
Described herein is a tissue retractor for use in endodontic procedures. The tissue retractor includes a bite pad having a proximal end and a distal end, a tooth registration block connected to the distal end of the bite pad, an arm having a proximal end and distal end, where the proximal end is connected to the tooth registration block such that the tooth registration block is between the bite pad and the arm, a cheek retractor having a proximal end, a distal end and a length, the length defining a top edge and a bottom edge, where the distal end of the cheek retractor is connected to the distal end of the arm, and at least one cheek catch extending from the top edge of the cheek retractor.
Claims20
An endodontic tissue retractor, comprising:
- a bite pad having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a tooth registration block connected to the distal end of the bite pad;
- an arm having a proximal end and distal end, wherein the proximal end is connected to the tooth registration block such that the tooth registration block is between the bite pad and the arm;
- a cheek retractor having a proximal end, a distal end and a length, the length defining a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the distal end of the cheek retractor is connected to the distal end of the arm;
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- at least one cheek catch extending from the top edge of the cheek retractor, wherein the bite pad, arm and cheek retractor have a flat profile in the same plane when unbent and the tooth registration block protrudes outwardly from the plane of the bite pad, arm and cheek retractor.
A tissue retractor, comprising:
- a bite pad;
- a cheek retractor;
- an arm between the bite pad and the cheek retractor;
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- a tooth registration block between the bite pad and the arm, wherein the bite pad, cheek retractor and arm are bendable and shape-holding, wherein the bite pad comprises a metal core encapsulated by an exterior shell, and wherein the bite pad comprises at least one frangible tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.