Dental scaler

Details Dental scaler Dental scaler

1997-11-25

1999-07-27

Wilson, John J.

Dentistry

Apparatus

Having intra-oral dispensing means

433 32, 433 80, 433119, 433126, A61C 107

Patent

active

059279770

ABSTRACT:
A dental scaling system includes a scaling instrument with a handpiece and a scaling tip at the end of the handpiece. An ultrasonic transducer is connected to the scaling tip, and there is an irrigant outlet in the scaling tip. A cable is attachable to the handpiece and includes an irrigant passage and two lead wires for supplying irrigant and electrical energy to the handpiece. An irrigant supply bottle is releasably attachable on a housing, and the cable is attachable on the housing. The housing includes an air pump to pressurize and transfer irrigant liquid from the irrigant supply bottle through the cable to the handpiece. The housing also includes electronics to power and control the ultrasonic transducer. Each irrigant supply bottle includes a mounting member with a pair of wings, received in a forked docking assembly on the housing, with the mounting member lockable in the docking assembly.

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patent: 5626472 (1997-05-01), Pennetta
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