Inventors:
John McSpadden - Lookout Mountain GA, US
Mark S. Ferber - Concord MA, US
International Classification:
A61C 5/02, B23P 13/00
Abstract:
An endodontic instrument and method for making same is provided. A rod of superelastic material is set into a shaped configuration to form an instrument, such that the instrument may be inserted into a root canal in a configuration different than the shaped configuration and revert towards its shaped configuration during the endodontic procedure.