MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541021186 A) filed by Manipal Academy Of Higher Education on September 09, 2025, for A Dental Isolation Apparatus For Rubber Dam Retraction And Method Of Operation Thereof.
Inventors include Karthik Shetty; and Meenu Goyat.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: A distal extension dental isolation apparatus (100) comprises a bow (101) positioned over a target tooth to initiate retraction of a rubber dam sheet, one or more holes (103) engaged with forceps for secure placement of the apparatus onto the target tooth, a medial wing (105) enhancing retraction of the rubber dam sheet, an anchor blade (107) engaging the target tooth to stabilize the apparatus, an anterior wing (109) extending to provide additional retraction, and a distal ring (111) positioned distal to the anchor blade (107), configured to function as a reaction surface against the rubber dam sheet, substituting for natural anchorage otherwise provided by an adjacent distal tooth, thereby preventing collapse of the rubber dam sheet particularly where the adjacent distal tooth is absent, and facilitating isolation of the operative field and accurate placement of a matrix band during restoration of the target tooth. (FIG. 1)
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