Patent ID: 9339176
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A spatula for use in oral surgery or oral examination comprising: a blade elongate along a central longitudinal axis, the blade having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, a proximal end, a distal end spaced from the proximal end along the central longitudinal axis so as to define a length of the blade, a lingual edge and a mandibular edge spaced from the lingual edge so as to define a blade width perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis, the width extending between the mandibular edge and the lingual edge, the central longitudinal axis positioned equidistantly between the lingual edge and the mandibular edge at the proximal end of the blade, and the top and bottom surfaces of the blade extending between the proximal end, the distal end, the mandibular edge, and the lingual edge of the blade, wherein: