Dental tape and process for obtaining a dental tape
US7854235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C15/042
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Monofilament dental tapes including a core body having first and second opposing external faces, where at least one of the external faces has a plurality of indentations protruding into the core body of the dental tape, where the plurality of indentations are provided in from about 5% to about 95% of the total area of the first or second external faces, the indentations having a depth within the core body corresponding to from about 0.1% to about 95% of the thickness of the core body, taken transversally to the external face containing the plurality of indentations.
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