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US 6,305,940 B1Granted
Dental prosthesis stabilizer
OwnerAndré Vander Kerken, Jean-Pierre Van Caesbroeckinventors
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Abstract
Dental prosthesis stabilizer consisting of at least two arms (4-5), connected to one another by means of a hinged joint (6), whereby the hinged joint (6) is equipped with a spring (26), and whereby the arms (4-5) are provided with junctures (13,23) in order to fix these arms to a dental prosthesis, and whereby at least one of the arms (4-5) can be extended.
Claims10
A dental prosthesis stabilizer to stabilize a linkage between an upper dental prosthesis and a lower dental prosthesis comprising:
- a telescoping first arm having a first end portion and a second end portion, said second end portion forming a protrusion adapted to pivotally connect with a cavity provided by the upper dental prosthesis;
- a second arm having a first end portion and a second end portion, said second end portion forming a protrusion adapted to slidably engage with a slot provided by the lower dental prosthesis;
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- a spring, wherein said first end portion of said first arm is pivotally connected to said first end portion of said second arm to form a hinge joint, said spring being installed on said hinge joint so as to bias the linkage between said first arm and said second arm.
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