Patent ID: 9504545
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A61C

Claim Text:
1. A dental tool consisting of: an elongate handle extending through a longitudinal axis; a marking medium, said marking medium being a single solid piece of transferrable medium shaped to provide a precise mark on a tooth; a detachable marking apparatus for holding and delivering said marking medium to said tooth; and a support structure having a first end coupled to said handle and a second end for coupling said marking apparatus to said handle such that said marking apparatus is at an angle appropriate for delivering said marking medium to an interproximal area of said tooth, said support structure having a smaller average diameter than said handle, a first portion thereof coaxial with the longitudinal axis of said handle and a second portion thereof integral with said first portion, said support structure including a retaining ring coaxial with said marking apparatus and adapted to hold said detachable marking apparatus to said second end in response to detachable insertion of said marking apparatus into said retaining ring along said coaxial axis, whereby said second portion is angled at an angle (φ) relative to and away from said longitudinal axis of; said first portion and said handle; said marking apparatus is angled toward said longitudinal axis at an angle (θ) relative to said second portion of said support structure; and said angle (φ) is less than said angle (θ).