Patent ID: 6309219
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental instrument comprisinga) a handle having two ends;b) a first tool comprising a cutting blade configured and dimensioned for severing fibrous bony attachments, said blade being mounted at one of said ends; andc) a second tool mounted at the other end of said handle, said second tool comprising a blade comprising a blade tip portion, said blade tip portion being tapered in a first plane, said tapering in said first plane varying from a very narrow width adjacent said tip to widths progressively larger in the direction towards said other end of said handle, said blade tip portion further comprising a blade base portion having a width in said first plane equal to or less than the widest portion of said tip portion, and having a thickness in a plane transverse to said first plane substantially less than the width of the widest portion of said tip portion, said blade having a size and thickness adapted to create additional space for the introduction of extraction instruments in a controlled manner.