Patent ID: 9610139
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A dental wedge, for use in the inter-proximal space between adjacent teeth, said dental wedge comprising: a head portion; a body portion, wherein, said body portion includes a backbone extending along the top of the body, wherein said backbone, viewed from the side, has a curved profile, said body portion includes at least three pairs of wings extending directly from the backbone and oriented generally longitudinally such that a cavity is formed between the wings of each pair wherein said wings are capable of flexing together and apart, and wherein said wings are separated by a plurality of notches such that the wings are capable of flexing substantially independently, and said body portion has three sections, wherein a proximal wing section includes a pair of wings closest to the head portion, a distal wing section includes a pair of wings furthest from the head portion, and a central wing section has at least one pair of wings; and a neck portion, wherein a proximal end of the neck portion connects the head portion and a distal end of the neck connects to the body portion and separates the backbone from the head portion and wherein the top surface of said neck portion tapers at the distal end and wherein the pair of wings closest to the head portion terminate in the neck portion.