Method for manufacturing a dental curette
OwnerGunnar K. Svanberginventor
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a dental curette having a handle, a shank disposed on one end of the handle, and a cutting blade on the shank, includes the steps of: providing a curette mold having at least a shank portion and a cutting blade portion, injection molding a feedstock into the curette mold to form a molded shank and a molded cutting blade, and attaching a handle to the molded shank. There is likewise disclosed an injection molded dental curette. A coating of extreme hardness may be provided on the cutting edge of the curette to extend the useable life thereof.
Claims12
A method of manufacturing a dental curette, the curette having a handle including a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of a shank disposed on at least one of said ends of said handle, and a cutting blade disposed on the distal end of said shank, said method including the steps of:
- a) providing a curette mold with a shank portion, said shank portion having a cutting blade portion disposed on the distal end of said shank portion;
- b) injection molding a feedstock into said curette mold to form an injection molded shank and cutting blade of unitary construction;
- and,
- c) attaching the proximal end of said shank to a handle.
A method of manufacturing a dental curette, the curette having a handle including a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end of a shank disposed on at least one of said ends of said handle, and a cutting blade disposed on the distal end of said shank, said method including the steps of:
- a) providing a curette mold with a shank portion, said shank portion having a cutting blade portion disposed on the distal end of said shank portion;
- b) metal injection molding a feedstock into said curette mold to form a metal injection molded shank and cutting blade of unitary construction;
- and,
- c) attaching the proximal end of said shank to a handle.
A method of manufacturing a dental curette, the curette having a handle including a distal end and a proximal end, a shank disposed on at least one end of said handle, and a cutting blade disposed on the distal end of said shank, said method including the steps of:
- a) using computer-assisted design for generating blueprints of a curette;
- b) using computer-assisted manufacturing for generating a curette mold with at least one shank portion, said shank portion having a cutting blade portion disposed on the distal end of said shank portion;
- c) injection molding a feedstock into said curette mold to form an injection molded shank and cutting blade of unitary construction;
- and,
- d) attaching the proximal end of said shank to a handle.
A method of manufacturing a dental curette, the curette having a handle including a distal end and a proximal end, a shank disposed on at least one end of said handle, and a cutting blade disposed on the distal end of said shank, said method including the steps of:
- a) using computer-assisted design for generating blueprints of a curette;
- b) using computer-assisted manufacturing for generating a curette mold with at least one shank portion, said shank portion having a cutting blade portion disposed on the distal end of said shank portion;
- c) metal injection molding a feedstock into said curette mold to form a metal injection molded shank and cutting blade of unitary construction;
- and,
- d) attaching the proximal end of said shank to a handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.