Patent ID: 8721330
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. Apparatus configured for locating a pulp chamber of a tooth, the apparatus comprising: a) a generally flat plate, the plate having a generally circular shape, the plate having a center, the plate defining an axis which is perpendicular to the plate, b) the plate having a hole in a vicinity of the center of the plate, and c) a plurality of flexible and resilient individual struts, each of the struts having a length and having a first end which is attached to the plate and which is substantially perpendicular to the plate, and a second end which is free, wherein each of the struts is curved along the entire length of the strut, such that the strut is bowed away from the axis of the plate in a vicinity of the first end, and such that the free second end of each strut is curved towards the axis of the plate, and wherein the plurality of struts comprises at least four struts symmetrically distributed around the plate which are each directly attached to the periphery of the plate at said first ends, and wherein the struts are symmetrically distributed around the plate.