Case for dispensing orthodontic elastic rings
US4946385A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S206/805
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A case for holding and dispensing small components such as orthodontic O-rings. Most of the component is fictionally or otherwise retained within the case, and only a small component portion extends from the case to be accessible to and grasped by the tips of a plier-like extraction tool. The case prevents the tool tips from closing over the entire component which would require component repositioning before placement.
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