WO2001037754A1 - Bite tray with removable insert - Google Patents
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- WO2001037754A1 WO2001037754A1 PCT/GB2000/004460 GB0004460W WO0137754A1 WO 2001037754 A1 WO2001037754 A1 WO 2001037754A1 GB 0004460 W GB0004460 W GB 0004460W WO 0137754 A1 WO0137754 A1 WO 0137754A1
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- tray insert
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C9/00—Impression cups, i.e. impression trays; Impression methods
- A61C9/0006—Impression trays
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- This invention relates to dental apparatus and, more particularly, to dental apparatus for recording the interdental relationship of posterior teeth
- bite tray insert
- bite tray holders in the form of linked parallel open channels which are
- the bite tray insert used with this known device consists of a body
- bite impression can be recorded in the impression material.
- This known device possess several significant drawbacks.
- a first drawback is a consequence of the channel configuration of the known device which obscures a significant proportion of the gauze of the
- bite tray insert and thus makes it difficult for the dentist to correctly position
- a second drawback is that after an impression has been made in the
- impression material to the device.
- the present invention has been made from a consideration of the
- a bite tray insert for use with a bite tray insert comprising a body
- said apparatus comprising a pair of spaced apart bite tray insert
- a bite tray insert for use with a bite tray insert comprising a body
- said apparatus comprising a pair of spaced apart bite tray insert
- each of the longitudinal members is configured to
- tray insert act to keep the impression material away from the apparatus
- ribbed features may be included on the inside face of the longitudinal members.
- a bite tray insert comprising a body of supporting material with opposed
- edges having longitudinal members thereat, wherein at least one and
- each of said longitudinal members is configured to receive
- bite tray insert are capable of receiving at least a part of a bite tray insert
- the longitudinal members of the bite tray insert are grooved
- the grooved members of the bite tray insert may have at least
- the body of supporting material is preferably connected
- the arrangement is such that the longitudinal
- the body of material of the bite tray insert is of a perforate or
- the body of material of the bite tray insert can be made from a plastics gauze material or, alternatively, from a woven textile
- the longitudinal members of the bite tray insert may be made from
- any suitable material such as a plastics, rubber or card material.
- tray insert is preferably made so as to be disposable after use.
- longitudinal members suitably may be rigid or relatively stiff or self
- the snap-fit connection can permit the
- bite tray insert to be brought into connection with the bite tray insert
- At least one of the bite tray insert supports may comprise a
- longitudinal rail which is slidably connectable with or insertable within the
- insert supports comprise longitudinal rails which are insertable respectively
- the bite tray insert supports are preferably interconnected at one end
- the apparatus is provided with a handle which may be connected to one of the supports or the frame
- the handle may extend outwardly from one of the bite tray
- the frame structure is preferably made from a material which is
- the frame structure may be made from any suitable rigid or resilient material such as a plastics material or metal
- the frame structure is made from a moulded plastics
- the frame structure and handle may be integral and be made as
- the bite tray insert supports may be provided with an abutment
- the abutment means may extend from the
- supports may have two abutment means.
- dental apparatus for use with a bite tray insert comprising a
- said apparatus comprising a pair of spaced apart bite tray
- insert supports which are adapted for releasable engagement with the
- bite tray insert supports each contain an elongate aperture therethrough
- aperture being adapted to receive transversely therethrough and retain a respective one of the longitudinal members, the longitudinal members being
- dental apparatus for use with a bite tray insert comprising a body of
- said apparatus comprising a pair of spaced apart bite tray insert
- insert support is provided with a longitudinal open ended slit therethrough
- each such member having an upstanding retaining flange
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the dental
- Figure 2 is a perspective view, from an opposite side to that of figure 1 ,
- Figure 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the dental
- Figure 4 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the dental
- Figure 5 a perspective view from the opposite side to that of figure 4, with the bite tray insert shown detached;
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of the arrangement of figure 4 with the
- Figure 7 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the dental
- Figure 8 is a perspective view of the arrangement of figure 7 with the
- bite tray insert attached.
- the apparatus comprises a pair of elongate bite
- tray insert supports 1 and 2 which are substantially parallel and laterally
- bite tray insert supports 1 and 2 are spaced apart. At one end the bite tray insert supports 1 and 2 are
- the frame 3 is made from a rigid material such as stainless steel or a suitable plastics material.
- the bite tray insert is made from a rigid material such as stainless steel or a suitable plastics material.
- supports 1 and 2 are made from a similar rigid material to that of the frame
- the bite tray insert supports 1 and 2 consist of elongate flat rails
- a handle 4 is provided attached to the outer face of one support 1 .
- the handle 4 is located at the end of the support 1 which is
- the apparatus comprises further a bite tray insert 5 which consists
- material 6 is a gauze or a perforate material made from plastics materials but
- the grooved members 7 and 8 have inner dimensions which are
- grooved members 7 and 8 said grooved members 7 and 8 are open at each end thus allowing the supports 1 and 2 to protrude through and out
- FIG 2 which illustrates how the bite tray insert 5 is connected to the bite
- the bite tray insert supports 1 and 2 are each
- abutment means in order to suitably position the bite tray insert 5 when in
- Each support 1 ,2 has along its outer face a central outwardly
- a second embodiment of the dental apparatus is shown in figure 3.
- This embodiment comprises a pair of elongate plates 1 1 and 12 each having
- the frame 15 has an arcuate section which
- tray insert (not shown) which comprises a length of gauze/perforate
- a third embodiment of the dental apparatus is shown in figure 4,
- each support 16 and 17 is parallel and spaced apart from each other and each have an elongate slot 18 and 19 therein.
- bite tray insert supports 16 and 17 are maintained in their entirety
- a handle 21 is attached to
- the bite tray insert support 18 in order to facilitate the manoeuverability of
- the bite tray insert 22 which is to be used in conjunction with the
- This body of material 23 extends between, and is secured to, a
- the material 23 of the bite tray insert is inserted far enough into the slots 18 and 19 until the elongate flanges 24
- a fourth embodiment of the dental apparatus is shown in figure 6.
- bite tray insert supports 1 and 2 have an additional outwardly extending
- flanges 26 and 27 act as a second abutment means.
- the bite tray insert is identical to the insert shown with the first
- grooved members 28 and 29 are made from a
- grooved members 28 and 29 allows the members 28 and 29 to be vertically
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- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
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- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)
- Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
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Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US10/148,048 US6902398B1 (en) | 1999-11-25 | 2000-11-24 | Bite tray with removable insert |
DE60033185T DE60033185T2 (en) | 1999-11-25 | 2000-11-24 | BITE SPOON WITH REMOVABLE INSERT |
EP00977702A EP1267745B1 (en) | 1999-11-25 | 2000-11-24 | Bite tray with removable insert |
AU15340/01A AU1534001A (en) | 1999-11-25 | 2000-11-24 | Bite tray with removable insert |
GB0214363A GB2373449B (en) | 1999-11-25 | 2000-11-24 | Bite tray with removable insert |
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GBGB9927958.0A GB9927958D0 (en) | 1999-11-25 | 1999-11-25 | Dental apparatus |
GB9927958.0 | 1999-11-25 |
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PCT/GB2000/004460 WO2001037754A1 (en) | 1999-11-25 | 2000-11-24 | Bite tray with removable insert |
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US (1) | US6902398B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1267745B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE352265T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1534001A (en) |
DE (1) | DE60033185T2 (en) |
GB (2) | GB9927958D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2001037754A1 (en) |
Cited By (2)
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FR2846224A1 (en) * | 2002-10-28 | 2004-04-30 | Marc Antoine Barraya | FOOTPRINT ASSEMBLY FOR RECORDING DENTAL ARCH VOLUMES |
WO2014028889A1 (en) * | 2012-08-16 | 2014-02-20 | Triodent Holding Limited | Reusable dual arch anterior dental impression tray |
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GB0608765D0 (en) | 2006-05-04 | 2006-06-14 | Astek Innovations Ltd | Dental articulators |
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US3501837A (en) * | 1966-06-10 | 1970-03-24 | Alexander Clark | Dental impression tray,primarily for posterior teeth |
US3987548A (en) * | 1975-07-03 | 1976-10-26 | Jones Russell J | Bite registration tray and combination thereof with bib |
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US4449927A (en) * | 1982-03-08 | 1984-05-22 | Taylor James C | Dental bite relator |
US5297960A (en) * | 1992-11-23 | 1994-03-29 | Burns William F | Expandable dual dental impression tray |
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US3468029A (en) | 1967-01-20 | 1969-09-23 | Charles E Moore | Dental impression frame and disposable tray |
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- 2000-11-24 US US10/148,048 patent/US6902398B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US1584092A (en) * | 1925-05-16 | 1926-05-11 | Harris Peter Andrew | Dental impression tray |
US3501837A (en) * | 1966-06-10 | 1970-03-24 | Alexander Clark | Dental impression tray,primarily for posterior teeth |
US3987548A (en) * | 1975-07-03 | 1976-10-26 | Jones Russell J | Bite registration tray and combination thereof with bib |
US4204323A (en) * | 1977-09-19 | 1980-05-27 | NDR Associates | Dental impression tray |
US4449927A (en) * | 1982-03-08 | 1984-05-22 | Taylor James C | Dental bite relator |
US5297960A (en) * | 1992-11-23 | 1994-03-29 | Burns William F | Expandable dual dental impression tray |
US5820372A (en) * | 1997-02-14 | 1998-10-13 | Temrex Corp. | Dental impression tray |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2846224A1 (en) * | 2002-10-28 | 2004-04-30 | Marc Antoine Barraya | FOOTPRINT ASSEMBLY FOR RECORDING DENTAL ARCH VOLUMES |
WO2004039281A1 (en) * | 2002-10-28 | 2004-05-13 | Marc-Antoine Barraya | Impression tray set |
WO2014028889A1 (en) * | 2012-08-16 | 2014-02-20 | Triodent Holding Limited | Reusable dual arch anterior dental impression tray |
US9962242B2 (en) | 2012-08-16 | 2018-05-08 | Dentsply Sirona Inc. | Reusable dual-arch anterior dental impression tray |
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GB2373449A (en) | 2002-09-25 |
EP1267745B1 (en) | 2007-01-24 |
ATE352265T1 (en) | 2007-02-15 |
DE60033185T2 (en) | 2007-10-25 |
AU1534001A (en) | 2001-06-04 |
GB0214363D0 (en) | 2002-07-31 |
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US6902398B1 (en) | 2005-06-07 |
GB9927958D0 (en) | 2000-01-26 |
GB2373449B (en) | 2004-08-04 |
EP1267745A1 (en) | 2003-01-02 |
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