Rotary tissue removing instrument
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1. A method of removing pieces of tissue from a body of tissue, comprising the steps of:
- rotating a tissue removing instrument having a shank attached thereto;
inserting a tissue engaging portion of the tissue removing instrument into a gingival pocket to remove granulation tissue around a tooth;
causing the granulation tissue to be wrapped around the tissue engaging portion of the tissue removing instrument; and
wrapping the granulation tissue around the tissue engaging portion of the tissue removing instrument until the granulation tissue is pulled free from the tooth.
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Abstract
A rotatable tissue removing instrument having a tissue engaging member. The tissue engaging member includes one or more prongs or barbs, or both, which grab the strands of granulation tissue and cause the tissue to be wrapped around the tissue engaging member. The granulation tissue continues to be wrapped around the tissue engaging member until pulled free from both the tooth and the bone.
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1. A method of removing pieces of tissue from a body of tissue, comprising the steps of:
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rotating a tissue removing instrument having a shank attached thereto; inserting a tissue engaging portion of the tissue removing instrument into a gingival pocket to remove granulation tissue around a tooth; causing the granulation tissue to be wrapped around the tissue engaging portion of the tissue removing instrument; and wrapping the granulation tissue around the tissue engaging portion of the tissue removing instrument until the granulation tissue is pulled free from the tooth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of removing granulation tissue from bone to which a tooth is anchored, comprising the steps of:
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inserting into a gingival pocket a tissue removing instrument having a tissue engaging member with one or more prongs; rotating a tool to which the tissue removing instrument is attached; moving the rotating tissue engaging member into contact with the granulation tissue so that the one or more prongs grab the granulation tissue; causing the granulation tissue to be wrapped around the tissue engaging member of the instrument; and wrapping the granulation tissue around the tissue engaging member of the instrument until the granulation tissue is pulled free from the bone and the tooth. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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