Patents Assigned to Heraeus Materials S.A.
  • Handle and articulator system and method
    Patent number: 7892186
    Abstract: The invention includes an assembly having a handle for articulating an articulator in an ergonomically improved manner. The handle can be adapted to articulate a distal portion of the articulator when squeezed. The handle can have at least one accessible attachment mechanism useful for reattachably attaching the articulator and the handle during a medical procedure. The invention also includes methods of making and using such a handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Heraeus Materials S.A.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Soukup, Gregory L. Townsend, Mark A. Pederson, William Frank Kuester, III