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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123523 | Prophy angle and adapter A dental prophy angle includes a housing and a rotor. The housing defines a first bore and a second bore in communication with the first bore, and rotor is disposed within the second bore. The rotor includes a gearing system, and rotor includes a lock having a lock ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8038441 | Combination rotating dental cleaning brush and paste device The combination rotating dental cleaning brush and paste device. The device includes a housing having a rotating shaft therethrough. A compressible tube has two opposed ends, a first end which is rotated by the shaft and a second end having an opening therethrough. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7955079 | Dental prophylaxis angle and handpiece assembly A dental prophylaxis angle and handpiece assembly for cleaning and polishing teeth is provided. The dental prophylaxis angle is removably attached to the dental handpiece by an interlocking mechanism that includes extension locking tabs, a locking annular member, an... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7833014 | Dental device and method of use A prophy device incorporating a shaft and one or more corrugated members which eliminate the need for plastic gears of the prior art is disclosed. The corrugated members effectively transfer rotational energy from a shaft to an applicator. In another version, a flex... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7510396 | Disposable dental prophylaxis apparatus capable of discharging predetermined amount of dentifrice material therefrom The present invention relates to a hand tool used by dental professionals to polish a patient's tooth. The hand tool can be connected to a hand motor used to rotate a wheel cup with a plurality of grinding wings that rub against the patient's tooth as a predetermine... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7422433 | Prophy angle The present invention provides a dental prophylaxis angle that includes a singular housing, a drive shaft, a rotor, and a collar. The housing may define a first bore, a second bore in communication with the first bore at a substantial angle thereto, and a third bore... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416411 | Medical handpiece having a clamping sleeve for a tool A medical handpiece having an elongate grip part, in the forward end region of which a clamping sleeve is rotatably mounted, in which sleeve a shaft of a tool can be inserted and clamped, wherein the clamping sleeve has at least one axial clamping slot and in its lo... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7338285 | Disposable prophy angle with encompassing integral toroidal paste pouch for attaching to a dental handpiece A dental cleaning attachment for a dental handpiece which comprises a disposable prophy angle having a neck and a right angle head, wherein the neck is removably attached to the dental handpiece. A polishing cup is rotatably connected to the head of the prophy angle... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322822 | Apparatus and method for removing enamel from a person's tooth According to one embodiment, an apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion includes an abrasive surface adapted to remove enamel from the tooth in response to reciprocating movement of the abr... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7255559 | Disposable dental prophy angle with secure retention mechanism A disposable, securely retained dental angle is provided. The angle includes a one-piece hollow housing having a short leg at its front end, which is angled with respect to the long leg. Both the short and long legs have a through bore. The short leg has an aperture... | 08/14/2007 |
| RE39714 | Hand-holdable gas/abrasion apparatus A hand-holdable apparatus useful for abrading a surface is provided. The invention is particularly useful for dental applications using a stream of abrasive particles suspended in a gas stream to abrade the surface of a tooth. The apparatus of the invention may be m... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7188628 | Fingernail trimmer having rotationally oscillating abrasive surface A nail trimmer apparatus as porvided by the present invention is a small handheld battery powered device that trims nails without damaging the surrounding skin. A trimming action is driven by a compact motor at a predefined speed and torque and a mechanism converts ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7160108 | All-in-one prophy angle The all-in-one prophy angle for cleaning teeth contains a self dispensing solid core prophy polish which allows the operator to perform an entire prophylaxis of the teeth with the efficiency of not having to remove the handpiece from the mouth, further, cross contam... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153133 | Disposable prophy angle for an electric tooth polisher A disposable prophy angle for an electric tooth polisher, having a handle and a polishing head, has a body and a transmission assembly. The body is mounted to the handle and has a cavity and a bent distal segment. The transmission assembly is mounted in the cavity a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104796 | Disposable prophy angle for an electric tooth polisher A disposable prophy angle is mounted to an electric tooth polisher that has a controller, a handle having a motor and a driving shaft. The prophy angle is mounted to the handle and has a casing, a driven shaft, a surface-polishing member and a crevice-cleaning membe... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101182 | Dental apparatus A prophy angle comprising a body, a drive system, and a paste feed assembly. The body includes a cylinder and a head portion associated with the cylinder. The drive system extends through the body and includes a drive shaft assembly and a cup shaft assembly. The dri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070412 | Self-contained dental prophylaxis angle with offset rotational axis The present invention discloses a self-contained dental prophylaxis angle with an offset rotational axis and methods for its use in cleaning, polishing, bleaching, bonding, etching, abrading, desensitizing, or otherwise treating teeth. Therapeutic content, such as d... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069615 | Squeegee device and system A toothbrush is disclosed that includes and applicator head and a handle coupled to the applicator head for manipulating the applicator head while cleaning teeth and gums. The applicator head includes a curved squeegee element and bristles that surround elongated wa... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7051394 | Dentition cleaning device and system An electric toothbrush is disclosed that includes and applicator head and a motorized handle coupled to the applicator head for moving the applicator head while cleaning teeth and gums. The applicator head includes a curved squeegee element and bristles that surroun... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047589 | Dentition cleaning device and system An oral-care device with a power cleaning head is disclosed. The power cleaning head comprises squeegee wiping elements or squeegee wiping elements and bristles. The power cleaning head is configured to rotate, oscillate, vibrate or otherwise move while cleaning tee... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029274 | Rotary float A rotary float includes an elongated tubular arm with a drive shaft rotatably mounted therethrough. A drive unit is coupled to a rearward end of the shaft to rotate the shaft. A swivel on the forward end of the drive shaft connects the drive shaft to a collet shaft ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029278 | Handheld device for applying dental materials A dental handpiece for applying dental material to polish a tooth. The handpiece includes a conduit and a plunger for dispensing dental material adjacent a polishing member. The plunger and the polishing member can be controlled by a drive member, which may move in ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6964603 | Fiber flocked dental polishing tips A dental polishing tip is adapted to be coupled to a dental drive apparatus. The apparatus rotates the tip, thereby polishing the teeth. The tip includes: (i) a post having a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the proximal end being adapted to be coupled to th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955539 | Characterization of motion of dual motor oral hygiene device An oral hygiene device is disclosed having at least two motors to simultaneously vibrate and impart motion upon the head portion of the oral hygiene device, most beneficially at the tip. A first motor is positioned in the handle portion of the device to impart a fir... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6944903 | Dentition cleaning device and system An applicator with squeegee configurations is disclosed. The applicator has a removable cover. In accordance with the embodiments of the invention, the removable cover is sealed through a squeegee edge using a suitable adhesive. The removable cover can be formed fro... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939535 | Method and apparatus for preventing tooth decay A method for preventing tooth decay by initially treating the tooth surface with a laser with a coherent or noncoherent light source. This process makes the tooth more resistant to acid and more able to bond fluoride, thus requiring a lower concentration of fluoride... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926526 | Endodontic adapter for a sonic scaler The invention is an improved endodontic adapter for a sonic scaler consisting of a talon having a threaded end for insertion into the handle of the sonic scaler. A pair of downwardly pointed barbs protrudes radially from the side of the adapter for receiving an elas... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916296 | System for antiseptic surgery A method is furnished for a treatment of septic wounds. A hand piece of a sonotrode is connected to a liquid storage. Access to a wound is furnished to the sonotrode. A liquid atomized by ultrasound is delivered to the wound through a sonotrode channel disposed in t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6875017 | Combination rotating dental cleaning brush and paste device The combination rotating dental cleaning brush and paste device. The device includes a housing having a rotating shaft passing therethrough. An accordion tube has two opposed ends, a first end connected to and rotated by the shaft and a second end. A flexible conica... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6872125 | Tool for smoothing a workpiece A tool for abrading a workpiece to smooth the surface thereof. The tool has a shank portion and a working portion. The working portion has a smooth and non-abrading surface, with one or more depressions formed therein. Each depression includes an abrading mechanism.... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6766549 | Toothbrush system with a three-dimensional brushing action and fluid irrigation A toothbrush system using a combination of mechanical force and fluid dynamics to increase the efficiency of plaque removal from the teeth and gums. The toothbrush includes a head unit with an irrigator nozzle and a hydraulically actuated and continuously variable b... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6729942 | Dental abrasion system The present invention provides a portable dental system for use in areas having inadequate sources of power, either for human or for veterinary dentistry. The system provides one or more handpieces, each driven driven by a pressurized nitrogen gas contained in a por... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6726531 | Abrasive tool having safe and active areas A tool for abrading a workpiece to smooth the surface thereof. In one embodiment, the tool is an ultrasonic tip (12) having plural grooves (16) formed in a smooth surface (14) thereof. Each groove (16) includes an abrasive material (24... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6632090 | Method and system for dispensing prophylaxis medium A system and method for dispensing prophylaxis paste during dental cleaning procedures which includes a flow control valve, which is actuated by pressure between the prophy cup and the tooth, and also includes a source of prophylaxis paste delivered under... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6554614 | Dental handpiece brush and method of using the same A dental brush has a plurality of bristles and is adapted to connect to a dental handpiece. As the brush is rotated, outer portions of the bristles shift and present an overall tapered configuration with a narrowed outer tip when the bristles come into co... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6527552 | Lubricated disposable prophylaxis angle A dental prophylaxis angle is provided having a body having a sleeve sized for fitting the nose of a dental handpiece, a drive part comprising a drive shaft extending into the sleeve and a drive member on the drive shaft. A driven part comprising a driven... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6511319 | Dental prophylaxis handpiece A handpiece is provided. The handpiece comprises a shaft one end of which includes a connection means in the form of a shank to accept an aperture in a dental handpiece drive, the other end of the shaft includes a pin with a central longitudinal axis offs... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6503082 | Portable tooth/nail surface cleaning polisher A portable tooth or nail polisher has a motor connected to a coupler formed in a body. A head member is mounted on the coupler during use. An accommodating space is formed in the body for holding the head when not in use. A head holder for fixing the head... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6439966 | Hand-holdable gas/abrasion apparatus A hand-holdable apparatus useful for abrading a surface is provided. The invention is particularly useful for dental applications using a stream of abrasive particles suspended in a gas stream to abrade the surface of a tooth. The apparatus of the inventi... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6382971 | Method and system for dispensing prophylaxis medium A system and method for dispensing prophylaxis paste during dental cleaning procedures which includes a flow control valve, which is actuated by pressure between the prophy cup and the tooth and also includes a source of prophylaxis paste delivered at a r... | 05/07/2002 |
