Implement for extracting dental bridges and the like
US5599186A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C3/168
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implement for extraction of bridges from the mouth of dental patients has a flexible wire engageable with a bridge at a distance from the edge of the bridge and at a distance from the gums of the patient, and a force applying unit which can pull the wire in a direction to lift the bridge off the respective teeth. The wire can engage the connector or connectors between neighboring crowns of a bridge and then be locked in the force applying unit.
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