Patent ID: 8932056
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An endodontic device, comprising: a shank configured for attachment to a motor to rotate the endodontic device about an axis of rotation; and a body extending from the shank by a length, the body being solid and having a tip end and a shank end and a working surface between the shank end and the tip end, the working surface including multiple cutting edges, at least a portion of the body with the working surface being tapered such that the tip end has a diameter that is less than a diameter of the shank end, the body comprising a plurality of transverse cross-sections, each transverse cross-section of the body having a center of mass and multiple sides, the body having a center of mass path defined by the centers of mass of all transverse cross-sections of the body, each side of the multiple sides intersecting two cutting edges of the multiple cutting edges, and wherein at least a portion of the center of mass path between the tip end and the shank end revolves around the axis of rotation.