1. A root canal plugging apparatus for dental work, wherein the apparatus plugs a root canal by filling the root canal with a filler material, the apparatus comprising:
a) a pen tip for compacting the filler material in the root canal;
b) a pen for holding the pen tip;
wherein the pen tip is electrically connected to the pen, wherein the pen tip has a hollow body, a heating element, and a temperature sensor, wherein the body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the pen, wherein the second end is capable of being inserted into the root canal, wherein the heating element is positioned inside the body in a way that heat is generated at a predetermined distance from the second end, and the temperature sensor is positioned inside the body, wherein the temperature sensor measures the temperature at the second end, wherein the pen tip further includes a first conductive wire, a second conductive wire, and an insulation layer, wherein the first conductive wire is electrically connected with the heating element and extends toward the first end, wherein the second conductive wire electrically connects the heating element and the second end, and wherein the insulation layer insulates the first conductive wire from the body.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body is made of stainless steel, wherein the conductive wire is made of silver, wherein the heating element is made of chromel, and wherein the insulation layer is made of polyimide.
3. A root canal plugging apparatus for dental work, wherein the apparatus plugs a root canal by filling the root canal with a filler material, the apparatus comprising:
a) a pen tip for compacting the filler material in the root canal;
b) a pen for holding the pen tip;
wherein the pen tip is electrically connected to the pen, wherein the pen tip has a hollow body, a heating element, and a temperature sensor, wherein the body has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the pen, wherein the second end is capable of being inserted into the root canal, wherein the heating element is positioned inside the body in a way that heat is generated at a predetermined distance from the second end, and the temperature sensor is positioned inside the body, wherein the temperature sensor measures the temperature at the second end, the apparatus further comprising a needle for injecting the filler material into the root canal, and a gun for holding the needle, wherein the needle has a cap and a needle portion fixed to the cap, wherein the cap is detachably attached to the gun, wherein the pen tip further includes a first conductive wire, a second conductive wire, and an insulation layer, wherein the first conductive wire is electrically connected with the heating element and extends toward the first end, wherein the second conductive wire electrically connects the heating element and the second end, and wherein the insulation layer insulates the first conductive wire from the body.
4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the body is made of stainless steel, wherein the conductive wire is made of silver, wherein the heating element is made of chromel, and wherein the insulation layer is made of polyimide.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A device for containing fragments of a failed high torque device having a socket end and a handle end, the device comprising:
a sleeve sized and shaped to fit over a socket end of a high torque device, the sleeve being formed of a woven or web-like material.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve has a handle portion sized and shaped to fit over a handle end of the high torque device.
3. The device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is formed of a wire mesh.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is formed of a plastic or an elastomer.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is semi-transparent.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is sized and shaped to cover a side surface of the high torque device.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is sized and shaped to cover an end surface of the high torque device.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is sized and shaped to fit over one of a hydraulic torque device, a geared air driven torque machine, or an impact wrench.
9. A torque device comprising:
a driving end;
a driven end; and
a sleeve sized and shaped to fit over the driving end, the sleeve being formed of a woven or web-like material.
10. The torque device of claim 9, wherein the torque device is one of a hydraulic torque device, a geared air driven torque machine, or an impact wrench.
11. The torque device of claim 9, wherein the sleeve is semi-transparent.
12. The torque device of claim 9, wherein the sleeve is sized and shaped to cover a side surface of the driving end.
13. The torque device of claim 9, wherein the sleeve is sized and shaped to cover an end surface of the driving end.
14. The torque device of claim 9, wherein the sleeve is formed of a wire mesh.
15. The torque device of claim 9, wherein the sleeve is formed of a plastic or an elastomer.
16. A method of installing a device for containing fragments of a failed high torque device, the method comprising:
constructing a high torque device having a driving end and a driven end; and
forming a sleeve over at least the driving end of the high torque device, the sleeve being formed of a woven or web-like material.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the sleeve is formed over the high torque device as the high torque device is being constructed.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the sleeve is formed over the high torque device after the high torque device has been constructed.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein constructing the high torque device further comprises constructing one of a hydraulic torque device, a geared air driven torque machine, or an impact wrench.
20. The method of claim 16, wherein forming the sleeve over at least the driving end of the high torque device further comprises one of pre-molding the sleeve onto the high torque device, shrink-fitting the sleeve over the high torque device, sliding the sleeve over the high torque device, rolling the sleeve onto the high torque device or weaving sleeve onto the high torque device.