Versatile system for manipulation of dental appliances
OwnerJeffrey Dryerinventor
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Abstract
A versatile system for the manipulation of dental appliances is described that includes a grasping assembly coupled to an actuating assembly. Members of the grasping assembly are shaped to approximate contour of the dental appliance. An apical seating member is disposed upon the grasping assembly to facilitate the application of seating pressure. The grasping assembly may be removably or permanently coupled to the actuating assembly. Portions of the actuating assembly, the grasping assembly, or both the actuating and grasping assemblies may be shaped to facilitate distal, mesial, or both distal and mesial manipulation of the dental appliance.
Claims20
A dental instrument comprising:
- an actuating assembly;
- and
- a grasping assembly, coupled to the actuating assembly, adapted to conform to the contour of a dental appliance;
- wherein a member of the actuating assembly or the grasping assembly is adapted to facilitate distal, mesial, or both distal and mesial manipulation of the dental appliance.
A dental instrument, adapted to facilitate distal, mesial, or both distal and mesial manipulation of a dental appliance, comprising:
- a grasping assembly, having a grasping surface shaped to approximate contour of the dental appliance, and having an apical seating member disposed near the top of the grasping surface;
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- an actuating assembly, operatively coupled to the grasping assembly.
A matrix band placement apparatus, adapted to facilitate distal, mesial, or both distal and mesial matrix band manipulation, comprising:
- a first grasping member, having a first surface shaped to approximate curvature of a matrix band, having an apical seating member disposed along an upper edge of the first surface;
- a second grasping member, having a first surface shaped to approximate curvature of a matrix band and shaped to cooperatively engage with the first surface of the first grasping member;
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- a compound actuating assembly, operatively coupled to the first and second grasping members, adapted to cooperatively engage the first and second grasping members, having a locking assembly disposed and adapted to secure engagement of the first and second grasping members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.