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Needle with deformable eye

  • US 4,133,339 A
  • Filed: 08/11/1977
  • Issued: 01/09/1979
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/1975
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A needle for leading dental floss and the like through narrow apertures comprising,a semi-rigid needle body having a rearward end defining an elongated eye between opposed resilient, deformable sides for temporary expansion and compression of the eye, said eye having a fixed forward and rearward radius between said opposed deformable sides, the combined maximum width of both of said deformable sides is less than twice the maximum width of the needle body apart from said eye.

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