Patent ID: 9226802
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61C

Claim Text:
1. An instrument for cleaning a canal of a tooth after debriding of the canal with a file, comprising: a handle; a shank collinear with the handle comprising: wherein the shank tapers over the length from the proximal end to a tip at the distal end, and wherein the apical region is sized and shaped to reach an apical third of the canal; at least one first fin located on the upper region having a length with respect to the longitudinal axis and a width, the length being longer than the width and the length of the fin being oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis; and at least one second fin located on the upper region having a length and a width the length being longer than the width and the length of the fin being oriented transverse to the longitudinal axis; and a plurality of raised bumps located on the apical region wherein the handle, shank, the plurality of raised bumps, the at least one first fin, and the at least one second fin consist of a one piece polymeric composition.