IP Library Granted Patent US 12,290,387
Granted Patent B2
US 12,290,387 · App. 17/505,828 · Granted May 6, 2025

Cover for oral instrument

Inventor: Toru Shimuta (Kyoto, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
A61B50/00A61B5/0537A61B2050/002
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Patent No.
US 12,290,387
App. No.
17/505,828
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a cover for covering a part of an oral instrument, a cover member is formed in a bag shape having an opening formed by partially bonding a measurement surface side sheet and an upper side sheet disposed to face each other. A protective sheet is bonded to the measurement surface side sheet of the cover member. The protective sheet protrudes from an opening edge of the cover member when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member. Further, a bonded portion where the protective sheet and the cover member are bonded to each other is disposed along the opening edge of the cover member.

Claims (42)

1. A cover for covering at least a part of an oral instrument inserted into an oral cavity, the cover comprising:

a cover member having a bag shape, the cover member comprising a pair of sheets facing each other and partially bonded to each other, the pair of sheets defining an opening where the pair of sheets are not bonded to each other; and

a protective sheet comprising a bonded portion bonded to any one of the pair of sheets configuring the cover member, wherein

the protective sheet comprises a protruding portion that protrudes from an opening edge of the cover member when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member, wherein the protruding portion is a non-bonded portion that is devoid of adhesive,

the bonded portion where the protective sheet and the one of the pair of sheets configuring the cover member are bonded to each other is disposed along the opening edge of the cover member,

wherein a support member comprises an attached portion that is attached to another sheet of the pair of sheets configuring the cover member,

the support member comprises a protruding portion that protrudes from the opening edge of the cover member when viewed in the thickness direction of the cover member, and

when a direction along the opening edge of the cover member is defined as a width direction, the protruding portion of the protective sheet protruding from the opening edge of the cover member partially has a length in the width direction larger than a length of the protruding portion of the support member protruding from the opening edge of the cover member.

2. The cover for the oral instrument according to claim 1 , wherein

the bonded portion has an adhesive force per 25 millimeters being smaller than 1.0 newton.

3. The cover for the oral instrument according to claim 1 , wherein

the support member has a sheet shape,

the support member and the cover member are made of the same material,

a thickness of the support member is larger than a thickness of the cover member, and

a part of the protruding portion of the support member protruding from the opening edge of the cover member is a deflection portion having a bending rigidity lower than a bending rigidity of another portion of the support member.

4. The cover for the oral instrument according to claim 1 , wherein

when the direction along the opening edge of the cover member is defined as the width direction,

the attached portion of the support member attached to the cover member is provided with a wide width portion having a width dimension larger than a width dimension of a tip end at an insertion side of the oral instrument.

5. The cover for the oral instrument according to claim 2 , wherein

when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member, an outer shape of the protective sheet is larger than an outer shape of the cover member, and the entire cover member is disposed within a range of the protective sheet.

6. The cover for the oral instrument according to claim 1 , wherein

when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member, an outer shape of the protective sheet is larger than an outer shape of the cover member, and the entire cover member is disposed within a range of the protective sheet.

7. The cover for the oral instrument according to claim 3 , wherein

when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member, an outer shape of the protective sheet is larger than an outer shape of the cover member, and the entire cover member is disposed within a range of the protective sheet.

8. The cover for the oral instrument according to claim 3 , wherein

when the direction along the opening edge of the cover member is defined as the width direction,

the attached portion is provided with a wide width portion having a width dimension larger than a width dimension of a tip end at an insertion side of the oral instrument.

9. A cover for covering at least a part of an oral instrument inserted into an oral cavity, the cover comprising:

a cover member having a bag shape, the cover member comprising a pair of sheets facing each other and partially bonded to each other, the pair of sheets defining an opening where the pair of sheets are not bonded to each other; and

a protective sheet comprising a bonded portion bonded to any one of the pair of sheets configuring the cover member, wherein

the protective sheet comprises a protruding portion that protrudes from an opening edge of the cover member when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member,

the bonded portion where the protective sheet and the one of the pair of sheets configuring the cover member are bonded to each other is disposed along the opening edge of the cover member,

when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member, an outer shape of the protective sheet is larger than an outer shape of the cover member, and the entire cover member is disposed within a range of the protective sheet, and

an outer edge portion of the protective sheet is a non-bonded portion having an adhesive force smaller than an adhesive force of the bonded portion.

10. A cover for covering at least a part of an oral instrument inserted into an oral cavity, the cover comprising:

a cover member having a bag shape, the cover member comprising a pair of sheets facing each other and partially bonded to each other, the pair of sheets defining an opening where the pair of sheets are not bonded to each other; and

a protective sheet comprising a bonded portion bonded to any one of the pair of sheets configuring the cover member,

the protective sheet comprises a protruding portion that protrudes from an opening edge of the cover member when viewed in a thickness direction of the cover member, and

the bonded portion where the protective sheet and the one of the pair of sheets configuring the cover member are bonded to each other is disposed along the opening edge of the cover member,

when viewed in the thickness direction of the cover member, an outer shape of the protective sheet is equal to or larger than an outer shape of the cover member, and the entire cover member is disposed within a range of the protective sheet, and

when a direction along the opening edge of the cover member is defined as a width direction,

a non-bonded portion having an adhesive force smaller than an adhesive force of the bonded portion is disposed at an edge portion on at least one side in the width direction in a region where the protective sheet and the cover member face each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2021
From: SHIMUTA, TORU
To: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-094553 · May 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020007908 · Feb 27, 2020
Related Publication 20220039899A1 · Feb 10, 2022
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