Dental prosthetic extracting tool
AssigneeThomas A. Lukase
InventorsStephen P. Lukase, Thomas A. Lukase
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Abstract
An attachment tip for use with a slide hammer includes a straight foot bent extending at an angle of 90.degree. to the body of the tip. The foot is adapted to engage and impart percussive forces to a dental prosthetic without causing damage in the nature of breakage or bending. In a variant foot, inserts, specially configured to mate with a component of the dental prosthetic device, are detachably detachable to the foot of the tip.
Claims5
A tip for engaging and applying a force to remove a dental prosthetic device, said tip comprising in combination:
- a) a body;
- b) a split foot extending longitudinally and essentially perpendicularly from said body for engaging the dental prosthetic device, said split foot including a pair of prongs, each of said prongs having a lateral cross-section defining essentially a truncated right triangle;
- c) a longitudinally oriented groove disposed in each of said prongs, said grooves being oriented in opposed facing relationship with one another and a wedge for engaging said grooves, said wedge including a tongue engageable with said pair of prongs for retaining said wedge in place, said tongue including a pair of tenons, each of said tenons being engageable with one of said grooves;
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- d) said body including means for applying the force to said body to remove the dental prosthetic device.
A tip for engaging and applying a force to remove a dental prosthetic device, said tip comprising in combination:
- a) a body;
- b) a split foot extending longitudinally and essentially perpendicularly from said body for engaging the dental prosthetic device, said split foot including a pair of prongs, each of said prongs having a lateral cross-section defining essentially a truncated right triangle;
- c) a sleeve for encircling at least a part of said foot;
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- d) said body including means for applying the force to said body to remove the dental prosthetic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.