Dental isolation dam
US5499917A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C5/82
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dental isolation dam has a plurality of elastic fibers arranged in a rectangular, crisscrossed pattern between impervious films. The fibers enable the dam to be easily placed, and, once released, clinch around necks of isolated teeth to provide enhanced moisture and infection control.
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