Patents Assigned to Miltex Instrument Company
  • Ceramic composition for coating surgical and dental instruments
    Patent number: 5801110
    Abstract: The working surfaces of dental and surgical instruments are coated with a ceramic material formed by plasma spraying of a composition including a cemented carbide matrix and a ceramic dispersion to form a hardened surface with improved gripping ability. The cemented carbide matrix preferably contains tungsten and/or chromium carbide and/or cobalt. The ceramic dispersion preferably consists of alumina or other oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Miltex Instrument Company
    Inventors: Robert B. Pugliesi, Salvatore Cucinella