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US 2019/0053884 A1Published application
Root canal apex locator
AssigneeDENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
InventorsSilvio LANGBEIN, Markus F. HERRMANN
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Abstract
An apex locator system constructed to enable visualization of an apex location at a vicinity of the mouth of a patient and more specifically on a lip clip, hand file and/or file clip of the apex locator system.
Claims10
A dental apex locator for determining the location of the apex of a patient's root, comprising:
- a base having a power source;
- a lip clip connected to the base and adapted for grounding the patient;
- a hand file adapted for advancing through the root of the patient;
- and/or a file clip;
- the dental apex locator further including an advancement indicator having a controller and a light source, the advancement indicator constructed to display a plurality of light colors, said plurality of light colors being configured to show the advancement of the hand file through the patient's root, and
- wherein said advancement indicator is connected to one or more members selected from the group consisting of the lip clip, the hand file, the file clip, or a combination thereof such that the location of the apex is visualized at a vicinity of a mouth of the patient.
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