GB2435427A

GB2435427A - Dental elevator or luxator

Info

Publication number: GB2435427A
Application number: GB0603750A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Russell Khan-Sullman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2006-02-24
Filing date: 2006-02-24
Publication date: 2007-08-29
Also published as: GB0603750D0

Abstract

A dental elevator and/or luxator which comprises a handle 15, an elevating/luxating tip 11 incorporating a bend 14 and a rigid interconnecting member wherein: the handle 15 and elevating/luxating tip 11 have a different longitudinal axis; the bend 14 has an angle of 150 degrees or less; the outer curve of the bend incorporates a groove 12A, 12B; the groove extends from the tip 11, along the bend 14 and onto the interconnecting member and the groove 12A, 12B faces away from the user. The device may incorporate one or more finger or thumb rests or additional means of handling. The elevating/luxating tip 11 may incorporate known components or more than one active surface. More than one bend 14 may be included.

Description

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DIMPLE ELEVATORILUXATOR

BACKGROUNI2 Dental elevators and luxating instruments are tools used to remove teeth and dental fragments, differing slightly at the active end. The elevator has a blunter tip than the luxator.

Currents styles of elevators and luxating instruments comprise the elevating/luxating component, a connecting member and a handle, wherein the parts of the tool exist in the same plane as the active elevating/luxating surface/component.

DESCRT1ON ANI) TEc1-INcAL FEATU&k A Dimple Elevator/Luxator comprises a handle, an active elevating or luxating component, with a rigid connecting member interconnecting the elevating/luxating component and the handle, wherein there exists a bend in the elevating/luxatmg component.

The palatalllingual elevator/luxator (hereinafter referred to as the device') is characterised by the following features; - 1. the longitudinal axis of that part of the eievating/luxating component before the bend is different to the longitudinal axis of the handle; 2. the angle between the longitudinal axis of the handle and the longitudinal axis of the elevating/luxating component is 130 degrees or less; 3. the groove of the active elevating/luxating component exists in part in line with the longitudinal axis of the connecting member; 4. the groove formed by the arc of the luxating/elevating tip extends from the tip of the device, along the bend and along part of the connecting member after the bend; 5. the active elevating/luxating surface/component (i.e. that surface/component on the active elevating/luxating component that is placed adjacent to the surface of the root/tooth to be removed) exists on the opposite planar side of the plane of the active elevating/luxating surface as the handle, such that the active elevating/luxating surface faces away from the clinician in use.

The device may incorporate more than one bend along its length, and he structured for strength (i.e. thickened). The device may be further structuTed to allow handling along its entire length (i.e. have finger_rests/thumb-rests or other features that allow better direction of forces).

The arc of the luxating/elevating tip forms the longitudinal groove of the active elevating1 luxating surface.

The cutting edge of the active luxating tip may also be located on the longitudinal sides of the elevating/luxating surface.

Brief description ofthe drawings

By way of example, a number of embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows at (A) a perspective view of an embodiment of the device, and at (B), (C) and (D) directional views of the embodiment in the directions marked X, Y and Z respectively, Figure 2 shows at (A) a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention and at (B), (C) and (D) directional views of this embodiment in the directions X, Y and Z respectively, Figure 3 illustrates how the concave groove formed by the arc of the active luxating/elevating surface at the tip extends up to and beyond the bend.

Detailed description of the drawing

Figure 1 show at (A) an embodiment of a Dimple elevator/luxator, with an elevating/luxating component 1, connecting member 2, handle 3 and a bend 4, wherein the groove has a part 5a before the bend 4 and a part 5B after the bend.

Figures 1(8), 1(C) and 1(D) provide views of the embodiment from each of the three orthogonal directions X, Y and Z respectively as marked in Figure 1(A).

Figure 2 shows at (A) a second embodiment of the invention, with 2(B), 2(C) and 2(D) provide views of the embodiment from each of the three orthogonal directions X, Y and Z as marked in Figure 2(A).

Figure 3 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of the device illustrating how the groove formed by the arc of the functional tip 11 has a part 12A before the bend 14 and a part 128 after the bend. Tn this example, 12B shares the same longitudinal axis as the handle 15.

Other modifications and embodiments of this device which will be readily apparent to those skillcd in this art, are to bc deemed within the anhit and scope ot'the invention, and particular embodiments hereinbefore described may be varied in constructionand detail, e.g. interchanging (where appropriate or desired) different features of each, without departing from the scope of the patent monopoly hereby sought.

Claims

CLAIMS

1. A Dimple Luxator/Elevator comprises a handle, active elevating/luxating component, and a rigid connecting member connecting the two former components, wherein there is incorporated a bend in the elevating/luxating component, and characterised by the following: -i) the longitudinal axis of the handle is different from the longitudinal axis of the elevating/luxating component before the bend, ii) the surface of the active elevating/luxating component exists on the opposite planar sides of the elevating component (before the bend)of the handle, iii) there exists an angle of 150 degrees or less between the longitudinal axis of the handle and the longitudinal axis of that part of the elevating/luxating component before the bend, iv) the bend incorporates the groove of the active elevating/luxating surface;
2. A Dimple Elevator/Luxator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plane of the active luxating/elevating surface exists at an angle to the plane containing the longitudinal axis of the handle;
3. A Dimple Elevator/Luxator as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the device incorporates one or more finger/thumb rests to assist in directional guidance of force application;
4. a Dimple Elevator/Luxator as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the device can incorporate either existing or future styles of active elevating or luxating component;
5. A Dimple Elevator/Luxator as claimed in any preceding claim wherein there is provided additional means of handling;
6. Dimple Elevator/Luxator as claimed in any preceding claim wherein that part of the groove of the active elevating/Luxating surface after the bend shares the same longitudinal axis as the handle
7. A Dimple Elevator/Luxator as claimed in any preceding claim wherein there is incorporated more than one bend in the device;
8. A Dimple Elevator/Luxator as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the device incorporated more than one elevating/luxating surface;
9. A Dimple Elevator/Luxator substantially as described herein with reference to the embodiments, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings.

Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows AMENDED CLAIM 1 A Dimple Luxator/Elevator comprises a handle, active elevating/luxating component, and a rigid connecting member connecting the two former components, wherein there is incorporated a bend in the elevating/luxating component, and characterised by the following: -i) the longitudinal axis of the handle is different from the longitudinal axis of that part of the elevating/luxating component before the bend (i.e. between tip and bend), ii) the surface of the active elevating/luxating component exists on the opposite planar sides of the elevating component (before the bend) of the handle, iii) there exists an angle of 150 degrees or less between the longitudinal axis of the handle and the longitudinal axis of that part of the elevating/luxating component before the bend, iv) the outer curve of the bend incorporates the groove of the active elevating/luxating surface, v) the groove beginning from the tip of the elevating/luxating component extends from the tip to the bend, along the bend and onto the connecting member.