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US 4,992,048 AGranted
Tool for cleansing tooth root canals
OwnerSven K. L. Goofinventor
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A broaching tool has a needle-shaped working portion (2) and a shank portion which is shaped for attachment in the distal end (18) of a drive bar (12) of a drive instrument for the tool. The shank portion of the tool has at least one bend (8) and preferably also a second oppositely directed bend (10). A proximal end (14) of the drive bar (12) of the drive instrument is adapted to be coupled to a vibratory element (16) which, thereby, is able to generate longitudinal high frequency vibrations in the drive bar (12). The distal drive bar end (18) is angled (B) about an axis (22) which acts as a hinge having a certain rigidity of bending. By adapting and matching a. o. the angle (B) and the bends (8, 10) in the tool, it is possible to compensate away distructive natural oscillations in the tool which, thereby, can be powered and used with high working frequencies without risk of fatigue fractures in the material of the tool.
An endodontic tool for directing ultrasonic vibrations in connection with cleansing and preparation of tooth root canals;
In combination, a drive instrument comprising a generally bar-shaped drive member having a proximal end portion adapted to be operatively coupled to an ultrasonic vibratory handpiece in order to be powered thereby to make longitudinal mechanical vibrations and having a head portion defined by an angled distal end portion of said generally bar-shaped drive member, said head portion performing a predetermined pattern of oscillations, including components of oscillation with a main direction transverse to said longitudinal vibrations, when said instrument is in operation, and an endodontic tool having a shank portion mounted upon and firmly secured to said head portion and a straight, needle-shaped working portion, said shank portion including two oppositely-directed bends with parallel axes of bending, said bends being selected to provide a configuration for transferring and directing ultrasonic vibrations from said drive instrument into the direction of a longitudinal axis of said straight working portion.
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