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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8021151 | Surgical device, in particular a dental device, comprising an instrument and a servo-control module A surgical device includes a manual instrument provided with a rotary motor for driving a tool and at least one sensor for determining at least one operating parameter of the motor (1). The device further includes an electronic servo-control module of the mot... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7258546 | Medical or dental instrument and/or supply unit and/or care unit and/or system for the medical or dental instrument The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical instrument (2) having a memory element (10p) for identification and/or operational parameter data. IN order to extend the range of possible applications of the instrument, the memory element (... | 08/21/2007 |
| 6952855 | Automatic electric toothbrush An motorized electric toothbrush (10) includes a removable brush head (16) and a switch (12) that allows the toothbrush (10) to be used in an “automatic” mode. The “automatic” mode provides for intermittent motorized operation, su... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6315557 | Rotary dental instrument and methods of use A rotary dental instrument for rotating a cutting tool at a repair site of a patient's tooth and providing an irrigating liquid to the repair site. The instrument includes a handpiece having a rotating file coupled to a motor and an irrigating port couple... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6294302 | Toner for developing static image, developer for developing static image, and image forming method It is to easily form a fixed image, especially a full color image, that exhibits a small difference in gloss depending on the fixing conditions of the toner, is excellent in smoothness, exhibits small unevenness of gloss, and has high image quality and hi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 5453009 | Method of and system for dental treatment A dental treatment is performed in accordance with examination of a patient and determination of a required sequence of treatments by a computer, based on the examination results.... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5344317 | Electrically powered appliance for oral hygiene The present invention is directed to an appliance for oral hygiene, in particular an oral irrigating apparatus 10, comprising a hand-held unit 12 and a base unit 14 interconnected by a fluid conducting hose 19 and electrical conductors 21, 23. By means of... | 09/06/1994 |
| 4619614 | Rotational coupling device for a dental handpiece having a built-in battery A rotational coupling device for a cordless dental instrument including a motor housing which has a pair of semi-annular projections integrally provided at a rear end thereof with a pair of arc-shaped recesses formed between the coupling projections and s... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4340368 | Dental handpiece or the like A hand held power tool, particularly of the type of a dental handpiece or the like is provided with power shut-off means disposed directly within the handle. The shut-off means is mechanically connected with a suspension means for suspending the hand piec... | 07/20/1982 |
| 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 |
| 4279596 | Dental handpiece A dental handpiece, which has a drive motor part with a drive shaft for rotation in a housing, and a grip section connected to the housing and having a head part with a socket for receiving and mounting a tool for rotation, and a drive train coupled to th... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4276024 | Control systems for dental handpieces A system controls the flow of a drive fluid for driving a tool on a handpiece. The system comprises a drive fluid line communicating with the handpiece and a drive fluid control motor for controlling the flow of the drive fluid in the line. Control means ... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4243388 | Dental hand engine A dental hand engine for driving a reamer for widening root canals, which is characterized in the provision of a control device which electrically senses the time when a forward end of the reamer reaches a radical apex for automatically stopping the engin... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4205236 | Finger operated control system for hand-held appliances An improved control system for hand-held appliances, in particular but not exclusively dental instruments is disclosed. The basic features of the improved control system are a closed or sealed enclosure or container to be mounted on a part of the applianc... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4183140 | Dental stain remover A dental stain remover apparatus for removing stains from teeth comprising a drive casing with a removable handle mounted to the drive casing at an angle to the axis of the drive casing, the drive casing forming a chamber which receives a motor and defini... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4179814 | Tooth cleaning device There is disclosed a tooth cleaning device especially designed and adapted for home use by the general public. The device employs an electric motor coupled by a direct gear drive to a shaft to which may be attached a variety of cleaning, polishing and mas... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4123845 | Self contained power actuated dental appliance A slim-line hand-held battery-operated dental appliance having detachable head for individual use and including carrying and storing case electrified for recharging the appliance in the case.... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4074110 | Hand held electric heating device An electrically powered hand-held heating device having an electrical heating member with a sleeve member disposed thereabout for insulating the user's hand from localized heating of the heating member, a body member formed having an enlarged housing port... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4051337 | Dental handpiece switch A handpiece electrical switch assembly is shown comprising a pair of electrical contacts having a dielectric spacer sandwiched between the contacts, the spacer having an opening therein all mounted on the handpiece, and a sliding activator mounted on the ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3986263 | Dental instrument delivery system A dental instrument delivery system is disclosed that not only provides for the needs of the doctor, but comfortably accommodates the dental assistant. The delivery system comprises a pair of dental units individually mounted on swivels to be positioned a... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3959883 | Hand control system for power hand tools A hand control system for power hand tools comprises a manually operated control means for activating a low current electric signal and means for actuating an operation of the power tool. Circuit means are provided for sensing the low current electric sig... | 06/01/1976 |
| 3955283 | Flexible handpiece mounted control for dental drills This invention discloses a flexible handpiece mounted control for dental drills. Two embodiments are disclosed whereby the control can be mounted externally on a standard handpiece or part of a specially designed handpiece. Both embodiments provide a tube... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3939599 | Polishing device A tooth polishing device wherein a polishing tool is secured to a power drive assembly and the power drive assembly is pivotably mounted in a casing for rotational movement within the casing. A power supply means includes a switch and is coupled to the po... | 02/24/1976 |