GB2440720A - Dental elevator - Google Patents

Abstract

A dental tool comprises an elevating/luxating component <B>1</B>, a handle <B>3</B> and a connecting member <B>4, 5</B> connecting the elevating component <B>1</B> to the handle 3. The connecting member <B>4, 5</B> incorporates at least one bend <B>2</B> along its length. The shared longitudinal axis of the elevating component <B>1</B> and the part of the connecting member before the bend <B>4</B> is different from the longitudinal axis of the handle <B>3</B>. The plane containing the longitudinal edges of the elevating component <B>1</B> exists at an angle of between 45-135{, and preferably perpendicular, to the plane containing the longitudinal axis of the handle 3. The angle of the inner curve 6 of the bend is between 80-140{.

Description

<p>1 2440720</p>

<p>DENTAL DIMPLUX TOOL</p>

<p>PFSCRlPTION AND TECHNICAL FEATURES The Dental Dimplux Tool (hereinafter referred to as the device) comprises a handle, an active elevating/luxating component with a tip-end and rear-end, and a connecting member rigidly interconnecting the handle and the aear end of the elevating/luxating component, with a bend incorporated into the connecting member such that part of the connecting member before the bend shares the same longitudinal axis as the elevating/Iuxatjng component, and that part of the connecting member after the bend shares the same longitudinal axis as the handle.</p>

<p>The device is characterised by the following features: - 1. The elevatingfluxating component, bend, rigid connecting member and handle all exist in the same plane; 2. the elevating/luxating component (from tipend to rear-end) and that part of the connecting member before the bend share the same longitudinal axis, which is different from the longitudinal axis of the handle; 3. The plane containing the longitudinal borders/limits of the active elevating/f uxating surface exists at an angle of between 45-135 degrees (and is preferably perpendicular, i.e. at an angle of 90 degrees) to the plane which contains the component parts of the device as well as the longitudinal axis of the handle.</p>

<p>The active elevating/luxating component may incorporate current or future styles of elevating/iuxating components.</p>

<p>The rigid connecting member of the device may incorporate more than one bend, further bends being located between the first bend and the handle.</p>

<p>Brief description of the drawing</p>

<p>By way of example, a number of embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: -Figure 1 shows a perspective drawing of an embodiment of the Dimplux Tool, Figure 2 shows at (A) another perspective view of the device, and at (B), (C) and (D) directional views of the embodiment in the directions marked X, Y and Z respectively, Figure 3 shows two further embodiments of the device in which there are two bends incorporated.</p>

<p>Detailed description of examples of the Dimplux Tool Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the Dimplux Tool, with and elevating/luxating component I, a bend 2 (which is incorporated into a connecting member 4,2,5) and a handle 3.</p>

<p>The elevating/luxating component I is rigidly connected to the bend 2 via an interconnecting pan 4 of the connecting member 4,2,5. The elevating/luxating component I and part of the member 4 share the same longitudinal axis.</p>

<p>The handle 3 is connected to the bend 2 via a part 5 of the connecting member 4,2,5. 3 and 5 share the same longitudinal axis. Incorporation of a second bend (not shown) between bend 2 and handle 3 would mean that only that part of the connecting member after a second bend would remain in-line with the handle.</p>

<p>The bend 2 has an inner curve 6 and an outer curve 7, and the elevating/luxating component 1 has longitudinal borders/limits 8.</p>

<p>In this embodiment, the inner curve 6 angle would be 120 degrees (and it is a characteristic of this invention that this angle is between 80-140 degrees).</p>

<p>figure 2 shows another embodiment of the device (with only one bend in the connecting member) similar to that shown in Figure 1, showing that the longitudinal axis BF of that part of the device before the bend (comprised by the elevating/luxating component and the pre-bend part of the connecting member), is different from the longitudinal axis DH of that part of the device after the bend (compromised by the handle and the post-bend part of the connecting member).</p>

<p>Figure 2 further shows that the plane JBKLFM containing the longitudinal borders of the elevating/Iuxaiing component exists at an angle (in this case perpendicular or 90 degrees) to the plane ABCDEFGH which Contains both the longitudinal axis BF (of those parts of the device before the bend) and the longitudinal axis DH (of those parts of the device after the bend).</p>

<p>Figures 2(B), 2(C) ancL2(D) provide views of this embodiment from each of three mutually orthogonal directions X, Y and Z respectively that are marked in Fig 1(A).</p>

<p>Figure 3 shows two embodiments (A)and (B) that each have two bends 11 & 12(12 incorporated into the length of the connecting member) and 14 & 15(15 incorporated into the junction point between handle and connecting member) respectively.</p>

<p>Other modifications and embodimemnts of the invention, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in this art, are to be deemed within the arnbit and scope of the invention, and particular embodiments hereinbefore described may be varied in construction and detail (e.g. interchanging where appropriate or desired different features of each, without departing from the scope of the patent monopoly hereby sought).</p>

Claims (7)

1. <p>CLAIMS</p>

   <p>1. A Dimpluxlool comprising an active elevating/luxating component (with tip-end and rear-end), a handle, and a connectrng member rigidly interconnecting the elevating/luxating component and handle, the connecting member incorporating one or more bend(s) along its length, and characterised in that: -i) the shared longitudinal axis of the elevating/luxating component and that part of the connecting member before the bend is different from the longitudinal axis of the handle, and (ii) the plane containing the longitudinal borders of the active elevating'Iuxatjng component exists at an angle of more than 45 degrees (and is preferably perpendicular) to the plane containing the longitudinal axis of the handle;
2. 2. a Dimplux Tool as described in Claim I wherein the inner angle of the bend between elevating/tuxating tip axis and handle axis is less than 150 degrees;
3. 3. A Dimplux Tool as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the elevating/luxating components may be of current or future styles;
4. 4. a Dimphix Tool as claimed in any preceding claim wherein there are one or more thumb or finger-rests incorporated in the device;
5. 5. a Dimplux Tool as claimed in any preceding claim wherein there are incorporated cutting edges on the longitudinal borders of the elevating/luxating component;
6. 6. a Dimplux Tool as claimed in any preceding claim wherein the device may incorporate more than one elevating/luxating component;
7. 7. A Dimplux Tool substantially as described herein with reference to the embodiments, by way of example, in the accompanying drawings.</p>