Patent ID: 9492360
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61C,A61K

Claim Text:
1. An obturator for filling a root canal comprising: a handle; and a shaft; wherein the shaft is fabricated of a filling core in the form of the shaft, which filling core is designed to, by itself, fit and fill the root canal; and wherein the filling core consists of a filling material comprising a biodegradable thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactides, polyglycolides, polycaprolactones, polyanhydrides, polyorthoesters, polydioxanones, polyketals, polyphosphazenes, polyhydroxybutyrates, polyhydroxyvalerates, polyalkylene oxalates, polyethylene oxides, polyalkylene succinates, poly(malic acid) polymers, polymaleic anhydrides, poly(methylvinyl) ethers, poly(amino acids), chitin, chitosan, or copolymers thereof, terpolymers thereof, combinations thereof, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the filling material further comprises a bioactive filler.