Fiber optic system for dental handpiece

Details Fiber optic system for dental handpiece Fiber optic system for dental handpiece

1982-08-30

1984-10-16

Swiatek, Robert P.

Dentistry

Apparatus

Having means to emit radiation or facilitate viewing of the...

433126, A61C 105, A61C 300

Patent

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044772521

ABSTRACT:
A dental handpiece having a mechanism for mounting a bur in one end thereof. A fiber optic system is mounted within the handpiece, and is adapted to direct light adjacent the bur when it is rotating to aid a dentist in using the handpiece. The fiber optic system includes a bulb mounted within the handpiece, which bulb is secured in a housing formed from a heat-resistant plastic. Air used for driving the handpiece is also used to cool the heat generated by the light. A pneumatic switch is provided for automatically turning on the light when the handpiece is used and for automatically turning off the light when use of the handpiece is terminated.

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Brochure entitled Midwestern American Fiber Optic System-Copyright 1979.

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