Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical instrument with modified memory and flexibility properties and method
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Application No.: US14866026Application Date: 2015-09-25
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Publication No.: US10196713B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- Inventor: Derek E. Heath , Steven J. A. Treadway
- Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Applicant Address: US PA York
- Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Current Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA York
- Agency: Dentsply Sirona Inc.
- Main IPC: C22F1/10
- IPC: C22F1/10 ; C22C19/03 ; C22F1/00 ; C22F1/08 ; C22F1/18 ; C22C19/00 ; A61C5/42 ; C21D1/26

Abstract:
Medical instruments, particularly, endodontic instruments with unique limited memory characteristics, and methods for making such instruments. One embodiment includes heat treating an endodontic blank prior to forming a working portion of the endodontic instrument.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160008092A1 Medical Instrument With Modified Memory and Flexibility Properties and Method Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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