ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,191, issued on Aug. 4.
"Adjustable dental impression tray with adaptive lock" was invented by James C. DiMarino (Naples, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved dental impression tray system provides a way to accommodate multiple arch sizes. The tray is adjustable and has an anterior section with two distal ends and a posterior section with two distal ends. The two sections are connected together at their distal ends. A mesh membrane extends between the sections to maintain the impression material. The ends of the posterior section include a plurality of vertical pins and a vertical opening is located adjacent each distal end ...