US5358404A
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Apparatus for compressing and adapting filling material
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-04-12
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Granted: 1994-10-25
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Expires: 2013-04-12
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for compressing and adapting filling material introduced into a dental cavity with an elastic punch which is fixed in or on a holder.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter Schumacher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 23:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C3/00; A61C3/08; A61C5/00; A61C5/50; A61C19/00; A61C19/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
An apparatus for compressing a light-hardening filling in a dental activity comprising, an elastomeric transparent punch having a bottom portion attached to a top adaptor portion, the bottom portion having a bottom surface, and a rigid transparent holder adapted to be held by a dentist, the rigid holder having an aperture formed at an end portion for receiving the adapter portion of the punch, the adaptor portion frictionally mounted in the aperture.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
72 words
An apparatus for compressing a light-hardening filling in a dental activity comprising, an elastomeric transparent punch having a bottom portion attached to a top adaptor portion, the bottom portion having a bottom surface, and a rigid transparent holder adapted to be held by a dentist, the rigid holder having an aperture formed at an end portion for receiving the adapter portion of the punch, the adaptor portion frictionally mounted in the aperture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the punch is planar.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the punch is concave.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the punch has a convex protuberance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
An apparatus according to claim 4 wherein the protuberance is frustum shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the frustum shaped protuberance has a terminal extension on at least one side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the frustum shaped protuberance has two terminal extensions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the punch has a Shore hardness of between 15 and 50.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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