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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335207 | Minimally invasive cup impactor A method and apparatus for implanting a prosthetic through a less invasive procedure. Generally, an instrument is provided to allow for a torque transfer along a non-linear line. Therefore, an incline can be provided without obstructing the view of a user using the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326215 | Curved surgical tool driver A surgical tool driver has a driven end connectable to a rotary drive source and a driving end connectable to a surgical tool. A shaft assembly there between includes a hollow outer shaft and a flexible drive shaft for transmitting rotary power from the driven end t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7267548 | Support for interdental brushes and similar instruments for oral hygiene The present invention relates to a supporting device for an interdental cleaning means, of the type comprising a handle and a tightening head for an elongated appendix portion of said cleaning means, said tightening head comprising a central body around which a comp... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7192279 | Dental handpiece A dental handpiece including a handpiece body with a head mounting seat, with a gas feeding channel, wherewith the seat is adapted to provide a full turn of the head. The head includes a turbine and an gas feeding aperture to the turbine. A micromotor is included ha... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191677 | Adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool The present invention provides an adjustable angle drive for a rotary power tool such as a drill. The adjustable angle drive includes input and output shafts journalled for rotation in input and output housings. The input and output shafts are rotatably coupled thro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7172415 | Equine dental grinding apparatus An apparatus for grinding the teeth of horses is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tool body. A drive shaft is disposed inside of the tool body. A drive mechanism is connected to one end of the drive shaft. A grinding member is connected to the other end of the dr... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7004946 | Acetabular cup impactor An acetabular cup impactor particularly suited for minimally invasive surgical procedures includes a handle, a shaft assembly and a coupler connectable to an acetabular cup. The shaft assembly includes a hollow outer shaft and a flexible drive shaft disposed in the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6050989 | Angularly adjustable powered surgical handpiece An adjustable collet mechanism for a surgical handpiece which enables the surgical tool driven by the handpiece to be oriented at selected angular positions relative to the handpiece axis. The coupling means includes a non-rotatable sleeve attached to the... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019602 | Tooth root tip extractor An extraction device for extracting some or all of a tooth from a patient, such as the root of the tooth. One embodiment of the device includes an extraction bit having helical windings without a linear core portion separate from the windings, and in that... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5902107 | Disposable prophylaxis angle with adjustable head A disposable prophylaxis angle with an adjustable head having a body with a head, a drive gear extending through the body, and a driven gear extending through the head. The prophylaxis angle includes a body which has a portion thereof formed from a plural... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5893716 | Dental instrument A dental instrument includes an elongate handle having a structural axis, a drill bit mounted to the handle at a distal end thereof for rotation about a rotation axis different from and substantially parallel to the structural axis, and a drive operativel... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5549634 | Surgical instrument with swivel member A surgical instrument includes a conduit, the conduit having a conduit axis defined through a terminal end thereof, and a fluid-powered motor for rotating a dissecting tool, the motor having a longitudinal motor axis. A swivel member is connected in fluid... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5433605 | Adjustable, disposable dental prophy tool An adjustable, disposable dental prophy tool includes an elongated cylindrical grip end body component and an elongated cylindrical cup end body component. The cup end body component is mounted on the grip end body component so that their major longitudin... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5352234 | Surgical instrument with angular swivel A surgical instrument includes a conduit, the conduit having a conduit axis defined through a terminal end thereof, and a fluid-powered motor for rotating a dissecting tool, the motor having a longitudinal motor axis. A swivel member is connected in fluid... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5348473 | Medical tool A medical tool such as a prophy angle is provided having primarily plastic parts to make disposing more economical. A portion of the drive shaft is made of metal to eliminate detrimental deformation. The housing is made of two plastic halves which snap-fi... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5099536 | Electric toothbrush In an electric toothbrush of the present invention, a head case is detachable from a main case, so that brushes on the head case can be easily washed and kept clean. The orientation of the brushes with respect to the main case can be changed, so that ever... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4303393 | Dental handpiece A dental handpiece includes a handle, a shank projected from the forward end of the handle, a turbine head on the forward end of the shank, and a turbine type dental engine in the head, with the engine being capable of holding and rotating a suitable dent... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4295829 | Tool holder A tool holder having a bent handle and having first and second ends. The holder comprises a head comprising means for receiving the tool. The head is arranged at the first end of the tool holder. The holder further comprises an operating knob arranged int... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4281989 | Articulated dental hand piece An air driven turbine supporting a burr is pivotably mounted at the extremity of an arm, which arm is pivotably attached to the handle of a dental hand piece. Conduits extend through the handle and the arm to the turbine and provide a flow of air to and f... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4278429 | Dental handpiece A dental handpiece, which has a drive motor part connected to a housing and a head part with a socket for supporting a tool for rotation being releasably secured on the housing, characterized by the handpiece being convertible between an angled handpiece ... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4185386 | Holder for turbine-driven dental drill A holder for turbine-driven dental tools such as drills. The holder is made of two-parts comprising an elongated shank and an anglepiece having a head in which is mounted an air-driven turbine for driving the dental tools. Provision is made by a coupling ... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4121342 | Telescoping handpiece A handpiece for dental use has primary and secondary housings arranged concentrically and slidably with respect to each other. A primary drive shaft mounted to rotate within the primary housing is connected slidably, preferably by splines, with a secondar... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4047301 | Dental handpiece A dental handpiece comprises a holding sleeve, a head sleeve connected to the holding sleeve for mounting a dental instrument, a connecting zone providing an interconnection between the holding sleeve and the head sleeve, a two-part drive shaft housed wit... | 09/13/1977 |
