Patent ID: 11944512
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A dental isolation system, comprising:
a dental dam comprising an O-ring and a frame; and
a dental tool for placing the dental dam in a patient's mouth, the dental tool comprising:
a first handle coupled to a first upper arm having a first prong, and a first lower arm having a second prong;
a second handle pivotally coupled to the first handle, the second handle coupled to a second upper arm having a third prong, and a second lower arm having a fourth prong;
wherein the first handle and the second handle are pivotally coupled together via:
c) a shaft member pin coupling a distal end of a first shaft member of a first handle to a distal end of a shaft member of the second handle, and
d) a first pivoting bar pivotally coupled to a second pivoting bar via a pivot pin;

wherein when the first handle and second handle are in first position, the prongs are abutting one another and are insertable within the O-ring of the dental dam; and
when the first handle and the second handle are in a second position, the prongs form a quadrant, increasing the size of the O-ring.