Patent ID: 11883253
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A tooth loosening device comprising:
a body comprising a shaft portion connected to a handling portion, the shaft portion having a tooth contacting portion comprising a tooth contacting member including a first surface adapted to contact a lingual side of a tooth and a second surface adapted to contact a buccal side of the tooth, and the handling portion comprising a manipulation member,
wherein the tooth contacting portion can be inserted into a mouth having a tooth in need of loosening, wherein the manipulation member is adapted to position the tooth contacting member so that the first or second surface contacts the tooth in need of loosening, and wherein the tooth in need of loosening can be loosened by manipulation of the tooth loosening device, and
wherein the manipulation member has a cross-sectional dimension along the longitudinal axis of the shaft portion larger than a corresponding cross-sectional dimension of the shaft portion so that a shoulder portion is formed around the entirety of the manipulation member whereby the manipulation member may be positioned outside the mouth while the shaft portion is inside the mouth, and wherein the shaft portion is made of a single piece of material.