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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927099 | Dental patient anxiety and pain management system including isolated hand piece interrupt and reset Disclosed is a dental patient anxiety and pain management system including a patient controllable interrupt device operable by a patient for interrupting a flow of pressurized fluid along a fluid path between a pressurized fluid source to a dental hand piece and for... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7455520 | Dental practice operating system A novel dental practice operation system affords computer controlled activation and control of a multitude of instrument operation and auxiliary functions by providing a plurality of distinct functionalities of at least one activation device for activation and contr... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7435085 | Dental treatment device with variable cooling In the case of a treatment device, in particular a dental treatment instrument, having a tool, such as a dental drill, driven by a drive unit, and a conduit for delivery of a cooling medium to a treatment site worked by the tool, the quantity of the cooling medium d... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422432 | System and method for remotely controlling devices A system and a method for remotely controlling devices are provided. The system includes a foot pedal unit having a moveable member. The system further includes a transmitter operatively associated with the moveable member. The transmitter transmits a first signal i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7303395 | Device for the removal of teeth A divice for the removal of teeth and/or tooth roots from a tooth socket or from a jawbone includes an extractor having a fisrt and second lever and a first and second branch pivotably connected to each other by a hinge, the first branch including a receiving part. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255558 | Dental imaging instrument having air stream auxiliary A dental instrument and method for imaging the three-dimensional topography of one or more teeth in the oral cavity of an individual is provided. The instrument includes a probe insertable into the oral cavity to receive the image of these surfaces which can then be... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7239656 | Closed-loop purging system for laser A method of minimizing contamination of optical components of a laser resonator is disclosed. The resonator components are located in an enclosure, which may contain contaminants including water vapor and organic favor released by the optical components, mounts of t... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217127 | Switching device for irrigation fluids in a dental handpiece A switching device for an irrigation line includes two flexible supply tubes (4a, 4b), each of the tubes connecting a flask containing an irrigation fluid to a handpiece via a peristaltic pump. The device includes at least one compression... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7119515 | Light polymerization device A light polymerization device for polymerization of a polymerizable material includes a hand-held device having a multi-branch electrical supply receptacle or a multi-prong electrical supply plug for the connection of the hand-held device with the storage battery as... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086111 | Electric dental cleaning device The invention is directed to a dental cleaning device. It relates in particular to a handle section of an electric toothbrushing device, with a coupling section for coupling various cleaning tools thereto, a drive mechanism for driving the coupled cleaning tool, and... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7011519 | Dental unit A dental unit comprises at least one chair, a base, positioned next to the chair and mounting a handpiece tray. The tray is equipped with a plurality of operative or auxiliary handpieces for dental operations of traditional conservative type and/or for implants. At ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6991460 | Multibrush tooth cleaning apparatus with a spray A multibrush tooth cleaning apparatus with a spray provides a possibility to clean the teeth with the simultaneous flushing away the plaque debris and includes a fluid inlet tubular means coupled with the sink/bath faucet and with a main controllable valve installed... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969254 | Dental apparatus A dental apparatus for hardening dental restoration components is provided that includes a control device controllable via a wireless communications unit and operable to exchange data with a communications unit. The control device is programmable to configure the co... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6929790 | Compositions to control oral microbial oxidation-reduction (Eh) levels The present invention relates to an oral composition containing a zinc compound containing free available zinc ion and at least one stabilized or stable Eh raising compound distributed in an oral vehicle. The present invention further relates to a method ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929476 | Dental apparatus A dental equipment for cutting teeth, forming root canals and so on. The dental apparatus includes: an actuator for actuating a cutting tool; a load sensor for sensing a load worked in the cutting tool; and a load indicator for making an operator know the load sense... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6837708 | Device for generating a jet stream of air entrained water A device for generating a jet stream of air entrained water for cleaning teeth and gums, includes two pumps disposed to respectively and sequentially pump in and out of internal ports thereof from first water and air transit chambers, water flow and air stream to ge... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6830564 | Syringe and method of using Syringes and methods of using are described which protect the syringe barrel cavity from contaminants. A first syringe is formed with a corrugated sheath which encloses the plunger and space between the rearward end face surface of the syringe barrel handle member a... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6607385 | Method and device for limiting the torque of dental and surgical handpieces In a method for controlling a torque of a motor of dental and surgical handpieces to not exceed a set-point value when screwing in implant members, a motor current for applying the set-point torque is determined immediately before screwing in an implant m... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6506050 | Dental device and method for controlling same In order to control a dental device having at least one treatment instrument (1), a central control device and a display unit (2), the device has additional means (4, 5, 6) for detecting the spatial position of the treatment instrument (1). In a control m... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6470222 | Dental delivery system A distributed intelligence system for controlling a plurality of groups and equipment for use in dentistry is disclosed wherein the system comprises four separate micro controllers; each micro controller contains its own predetermined routines and a first... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6419487 | Multiport antibackflow manifold for dental handpiece system An exhaust manifold for a dental handpiece system receives at an inlet thereof return air flow provided by a dental handpiece. A unidirectional valve couples the inlet to a common manifold space which in turn couples to ambient air by way of a filter. By ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6302692 | Multi-valve dental handpiece supply reservoir A fluid supply system that may be used interchangeably to supply fluid for use in dental instrumentation including irrigation, application, aeration, and evacuation for treating a patient's mouth. The fluid supply system includes a dental handpiece that h... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6177018 | Dosing mechanism to feed germicide or disinfectant into a water supplied supply device and the use thereof Dosing mechanism to feed germicide or disinfectant into a water supplied supply device in order to provide disinfected water for consumers. Said dosing mechanism comprises a disinfectant storage tank (12), pathway for water flow (20) leading to at least o... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6019905 | Process for sanitizing chlorinated water A method for providing an active sanitized aqueous medium in a dental treatment operation. A chlorinated water supply is treated with a physiologically-safe acidifier to provide a substantially enhanced hypochlorous acid concentration. The water is treate... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5975898 | Simplified valve actuating device for dental equipment A pneumatically operated, simplified valve actuating device for dental equipment, the valve being capable of avoiding an undesirable dripping of dental instruments at the end of the work. The device includes a valve actuating element identified in a four-... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5947729 | Modular dental system and methods The invention provides an exemplary modular dental system and methods for its use. In one exemplary embodiment, a dental system comprises a plurality of individual modules, with at least some of the modules including tool interfaces which may be coupled w... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5942125 | Dental unit water purifier An ozone generator injects and entrains ozone enriched air into water to be used by a dentist or technician during a dental procedure. The ozone entrained in the water will eliminate the motility and viability of any microbes and pathogens present in the ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5931669 | Dental apparatus having one or more differently configured instruments A dental apparatus is provided with a group of standard preparation instruments that are held in deposit devices having sensors allocated to each device to determine the configuration and deposit condition of the preparation instrument in the deposit devi... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5902105 | Dental treatment apparatus with a root canal length measurement function A dental treatment apparatus with a root canal length measurement function comprising a cordless handpiece equipped with at least a cutting tool drive motor, a root canal length measurement circuit and a power supply battery, and a charger equipped with a... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5873717 | System activating a dental handpiece after removal from a holder A system for activating a dental handpiece connected to a supply hose after removal of the handpiece from a holder is provided. The handpiece includes a circuit with a switch element that acquires a change of an electrical or magnetic field or that can be... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5800170 | Internal pollution preventing apparatus for handpiece The invention provides an internal pollution preventing apparatus for a handpiece wherein a valve itself is small and compact and a housing is small in size and which is small in number of parts and superior in assembling facility, airtightness and econom... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5738520 | Three-way pneumatic valve system The system is adapted for use with a portable dental delivery system and provides a selector for activating one of two handpieces. When one of the handpieces is to be activated, the supporting base is lifted from its wheels by a pneumatic support assembly... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5709546 | Water sanitizing system and process A method for incorporating concurrrent delivery of a bactericidal agent into water intended for supply to a dental unit. A reservoir adapted to contain a liquid bactericidal agent is connected to a variable rate pump having an inlet line extending from th... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5700147 | Air controlled sterile irrigation system (ACSIS) A new apparatus and method for delivering sterile irrigating solution to dental sites during restorative and surgical procedures is disclosed. A new sterilizable handpiece line adapter is connected between prior art dental handpieces and dental unit air-w... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5669769 | Illumination and connector dental handpiece assembly An illumination system for use in combination with a fluid-driven, fiber optic dental handpiece having a proximal end with a light transmitting fiber optic rod and a plurality of fluid transmitting conduits extending therefrom in standardized configuratio... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5538423 | Apparatus for controlling operational parameters of a surgical drill The present invention relates to a dental drilling system having a programmable control unit. The control unit controls operating parameters of the drilling system, such as the direction of rotation, the speed of rotation and the torque of a tool bit of a... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5478236 | Solution dispensing dental system A dental solution supply system including a container for holding a solution; an air supply for supplying air; a dispensing unit, coupled to receive air supplied by the air supply, and coupled to the container, the dispensing unit operable for dispensing ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5324197 | Portable power source for dental handpiece illumination A portable power supply powers the light in a dental handpiece. The portable power supply includes a rechargeable battery for the electric power, and has connectors for connection to the handpiece and its fluid supply and exhaust. The connectors communica... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5314333 | Device for generating oscillations for dental applications A device for generating oscillations for dental applications has an actuator connectable to an energy source and provided with a lifting member. The actuator is connected via a hydraulic linkage to the working device. Via the hydraulic linkage the oscilla... | 05/24/1994 |
