WO2002096265A3 - Endodontic reamer and a method of manufacture - Google Patents

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WO2002096265A3
WO2002096265A3 PCT/US2002/016753 US0216753W WO02096265A3 WO 2002096265 A3 WO2002096265 A3 WO 2002096265A3 US 0216753 W US0216753 W US 0216753W WO 02096265 A3 WO02096265 A3 WO 02096265A3
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endodontic
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reamer
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Gene Rimmer
Ed D Moore
Steven Senia
Steve E Senia
Stuart Minica
William L Wildey
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Gene Rimmer
Ed D Moore
Steven Senia
Steve E Senia
Stuart Minica
William L Wildey
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Priority to US10/478,563 priority patent/US7481652B2/en
Priority to AU2002312099A priority patent/AU2002312099A1/en
Priority to EP02739453A priority patent/EP1395388A4/en
Publication of WO2002096265A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002096265A2/en
Publication of WO2002096265A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002096265A3/en
Priority to US11/928,488 priority patent/US20080153055A1/en

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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61CDENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C5/00Filling or capping teeth
    • A61C5/40Implements for surgical treatment of the roots or nerves of the teeth; Nerve needles; Methods or instruments for medication of the roots
    • A61C5/42Files for root canals; Handgrips or guiding means therefor
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/49567Dental appliance making
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10TTECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T29/00Metal working
    • Y10T29/49Method of mechanical manufacture
    • Y10T29/4998Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material

Abstract

An endodontic reamer (10) and a method for manufacturing endodontic reamers (10) and files, more specifically an endodontic reamer (10) having a cylindrical shaft (12) and a working portion (16) extending forward from a removed end of the shaft. The working portion (16) includes, typically, a pair of wedged shaped projecting sections (18) that extend beyond the diameter of the shaft (12). Forward from the wedge shaped sections (18) is a nose, typically noncutting nose (24a), that has a diameter of about equal to the diameter of the shaft (12). There are typically two wedge-shaped sections projecting outward opposite one another. A novel method is provided for manufacturing an endodontic reamer (10), which consists of using a two-piece mold and a wire blank between the mold, followed by forcing the mod together, under compression, against the wire blank, to deform the blank into the shape of mold parts.
PCT/US2002/016753 2001-05-30 2002-05-24 Endodontic reamer and a method of manufacture WO2002096265A2 (en)

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JP2002592785A JP2004527380A (en) 2001-05-30 2002-05-24 Endodontic reamer and method of manufacturing endodontic reamer and file
US10/478,563 US7481652B2 (en) 2001-05-30 2002-05-24 Endodontic reamer and files
AU2002312099A AU2002312099A1 (en) 2001-05-30 2002-05-24 Endodontic reamer and a method of manufacture
EP02739453A EP1395388A4 (en) 2001-05-30 2002-05-24 An endodontic reamer and a method for manufacturing endodontic reamers and files
US11/928,488 US20080153055A1 (en) 2001-05-30 2007-10-30 Endodontic Reamer and Method for Manufacturing Endodontic Reamer and Files

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US60/294,527 2001-05-30
US10/099,107 2002-03-15
US10/099,107 US7094055B2 (en) 2001-05-30 2002-03-15 Endodontic reamer and a method for manufacturing endodontic reamers and files

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