Self adjusting instrument

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2008-12-23

2010-11-16

Rodriguez, Chris L (Department: 3732)

Dentistry

Method or material for testing, treating, restoring, or...

Endodontic

C433S102000, C433S165000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07833017

ABSTRACT:
The invention is an instrument for cleaning and/or shaping and/or widening a channel that exists in or through a solid object. The design of the instrument the superelastic and shape memory properties of the material from which it is made, allow the inner volume enclosed by the instrument, its outer contour, or both to change as a result of the forces exerted upon it while working, thereby shaping the instrument to the three-dimensional contour of the channel. A preferred embodiment of the instrument is an endodontic file for use in the cleaning, shaping, and widening stages of a root canal procedure.

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