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Clamp for use in dentistry

US4661063A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1985
Grant dateApr 28, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 3, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C5/82
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A clamp used for supporting a flexible sheet used in dental operations for isolating teeth has two jaws and a spring in the form of a bridge connecting the jaws, the improvement being that the clamp as a whole is made of a plastics material which is capable of resilient deformation and which is permeable to X-rays, for example polycarbonate.

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