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US 6,685,472 B2Granted
Tool for removing soft tissue growth around a dental implant
OwnerFred Kastenbauminventor
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Abstract
A dental instrument having a blade and an elongated guide connected to the blade. The guide is sized to fit within the bore of a dental implant and is placed at a predetermined radial location with respect to the blade. The guide may selectively translate in a direction parallel to the cutting plane of the blade. The instrument includes a geometric step or a conical surface integrated into the guide so as to prevent the guide from being inserted further than a predetermined distance into the implant.
Claims12
A dental instrument comprising:
- a handle having a longitudinal axis;
- a blade connected to the handle, the blade having a cutting plane;
- an elongated guide slidably connected to the blade, the guide having a distal end being sized to fit within the bore of a dental implant, the guide being essentially coaxial with respect to said handle;
- wherein the blade is in a predetermined radial location with respect to the guide and the guide being selectively axially moveable in a direction parallel to a cutting plane of the blade.
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