Dentistry – Method or material for testing – treating – restoring – or...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-23
2006-05-23
Bumgarner, Melba N. (Department: 3732)
Dentistry
Method or material for testing, treating, restoring, or...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07048542
ABSTRACT:
A dental splint for fixing a tooth with increased mobility, which dental splint has several eyes, adjacent eyes being interconnected via a flat connection, and the individual eyes each having a through-opening which is surrounded by a link so that it is possible, by way of the through-opening, to apply an adhesive to the tooth located behind the respective through-opening to secure the dental splint on the tooth, wherein the through-opening of the eye is substantially diamond-shaped, and wherein the flat connection between the eyes is at least approximately twice as wide as the link which surrounds the through-openings.
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(No Translation) Product information sheets by Mondeal Medical Systems, GmbH, “Die 3D Titan Ringklebeschiene” (by Christian Krenkel, M.D., D.M.D). The product information sheets include drawings showing a dental splint, which dental splint is shown and described in U.S. Patent No. 5,087,202, U.S. Appl. No. 07/626,296, which serial number is explicitly mentioned in the product information sheets. This type of dental sprint is also discussed in the subject patent application.
(No Translation) An article entitled “Reimplantation nach Trauma: Einfluss der Schienung auf die Zahnbeweglichkeit,” published by A.. Filippi in “Zachnärzliche Implantologie 16 (2000)”. This reference is also mentioned and discussed in the subject patent application.
Filippi Andreas
Pfefferle Joachim
Von Arx Thomas
Bumgarner Melba N.
Medartis AG
Welsh & Katz Ltd.
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