Instrument removal system
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United States of America Patent
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May 8, 2001
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May 19, 2000
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May 19, 2000
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An instrument removal tool includes a hollow tube defining a lumen having a bottom end, a top end, and a cutout spaced from the bottom end; the hollow tube having an outer diameter sized to be received in the root canal, an inner diameter sized to admit an instrument into the lumen, and a wall width at the bottom of the tube sized to allow the bottom end of the hollow tube to pass over the top of the instrument such that at least the top of the instrument is received in the lumen of the tube, and an elongated shaft sized to be received in the hollow tube from the top end of the tube; the shaft having a length sufficient to extend beyond the cutout in the hollow tube, the shaft having a bottom end and a top end; the bottom end of said shaft being tapered and having a rounded end to urge a top end of the instrument into the cutout; the shaft and tube cooperating to grasp the instrument.
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