Patent ID: 11883250
Assignee: KEVIN R. MORICH, D.M.D., P.C.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A dental restoration holding assembly for supporting a dental restoration, comprising:
a dental restoration holding device for supporting a dental restoration, comprising:
a base portion with a hollow base shaft defining a base shaft central opening; and
a cap portion with a hollow cap shaft defining a cap shaft central opening, wherein the cap portion is integrally formed with the base portion, and wherein the hollow base shaft of the base portion extends from the cap portion, and wherein a maximum inner diameter of the cap portion is greater than minimum outer diameter of the base portion; wherein the base portion comprises a base flange that extends radially outward from the hollow base shaft, opposite the cap portion, and perpendicular to a base shaft central axis that is defined by the base shaft, and wherein the base flange defines a stand portion configured to permit the dental restoration holding device to rest upon a horizontal surface in an upright orientation, wherein the base flange has a flange width and a flange height, wherein the flange width is greater than the flange height, and wherein the hollow base shaft has a shaft height that is greater than the flange height; and

a suction tip positioned within the hollow base shaft;
a flexible support sheet positioned between the suction tip and the dental restoration device to define a support surface of the flexible support sheet that spans the base shaft central opening, wherein a portion of the flexible support sheet is positioned between the base shaft and the suction tip;

wherein the base shaft includes an inner shaft catch extending into the base shaft central opening and configured to restrict a suction tip from extending fully through the base shaft central opening and into the cap shaft central opening; and
wherein an upper portion of the cap shaft tapers inwardly toward a cap shaft central axis that is defined by the cap shaft to form a splash guard.