Patent ID: 8047843
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An interproximal dental matrix stabilizer comprising: an elongated elastic body having a first end portion, a second opposite end portion, a middle portion connecting the first end portion and the second opposite end portion, a first side surface, a second side surface, a top surface and a bottom surface, the middle portion including a first section attached to the first end portion, a first intermediate section attached to a central section and the first section such that the first intermediate section and the first end portion are in spaced relationship, a second intermediate section attached to the central section opposite the first end portion, and a second section attached to the second intermediate section and the second opposite end portion such that the second intermediate section and the second opposite end portion are in spaced relationship, wherein the first side surface of the body includes a first curved protrusion on the first intermediate section, the first protrusion being spaced inward from a first end surface of the first end portion of the body, the first curved protrusion extending outward laterally in relation to the top surface from an inner end of the first section, the first curved protrusion extending outward from a first outer end of the central section, and wherein the first side surface of the body further includes a second curved protrusion on the second intermediate section, the second protrusion being spaced inward from a second end surface of the second opposite end portion of the body, the second curved protrusion extending outward laterally in relation to the top surface from an inner end of the second section, the second curved protrusion extending outward from a second outer end of the central section, and wherein the first end portion and the second opposite end portion can be stretched apart longitudinally in opposite directions, and wherein the body comprises an elastomeric material.