61 |
Dental handpiece holder and treatment assembly by use thereof |
US76541 |
1993-07-22 |
US5308238A |
1994-05-03 |
Daryl R. Beach; Katsumi Suzuki |
A dental handpiece holder adapted such that the length of the handpiece holder for holding and accommodating a dental handpiece is shortened in the axial direction, whereby the main unit of the handpiece can be attached to and detached from the joint section of the handpiece for the purpose of replacement with one hand of an operator. Also a dental treatment assembly by use of the holder.The handpiece holder comprising a gutter-shaped receiving seat, first and second grip sections extending from both side fringes of the receiving seat, contact sections formed at the leading ends of the first and second grip sections respectively and an engagement groove or projection extending across the contact sections or the peripheral areas thereof in the internal circumferential direction of the grip sections. |
62 |
Dental laser assembly |
US707162 |
1991-05-28 |
US5123845A |
1992-06-23 |
Arthur Vassiliadis; Joseph W. Shaffer; David J. Fullmer; Michael H. Brewer; David R. Hennings; Terry D. Myers |
A dental laser assembly is disclosed for use in eradicating carious lesions in teeth, the treatment of sensitive teeth, as well as the removal of soft tissue, the incising of the frenum, opurculum, anesthesia of the tooth, etching enamel for restorations or orthodontic appliance fixation, the welding of fixed prosthesis, removal of bacterial flora periodontal pockets, removal and/or vaporization of healthy or necrotic pulp, the vertical and/or horizontal condensation of gutta percha or any other root canal sealant, the cauterization of blood vessels in the oral cavity, vaporizing bone tissue, removing tartar, apical fusion of foramina, enlarging and shaping root canal, removing carbon from surface of teeth, removal of enamel, bleaching teeth, etching dentin, separating orthodontic brackets, merging hydroxyapatite to bone and enamel, amalgam removal and undercutting of carious and/or healthy dentin and/or cementum. The laser assembly includes a housing having a cavity in which a pulsed laser is contained. The laser is excited so that the laser emits a laser beam along a predetermined axis that is in line with a fiber optic delivery system and at a pulse rate of one to 10,000 pulses per second and an average power variable from one tenth to 50 watts. A handpiece is dimensioned to be inserted into a human mouth while an optical fiber optically connects the laser output to the handpiece. The laser assembly also includes a continuous output aiming laser which, upon activation, provides a continuous laser aiming beam coaxial to the treatment beam. Both beams are then introduced into a fiber optic delivery system. |
63 |
Method for creating an etch in dentin |
US706258 |
1991-05-28 |
US5122060A |
1992-06-16 |
Arthur Vassiliadis; Joseph W. Shaffer; David J. Fullmer; Michael H. Brewer; David R. Hennings; Terry D. Myers |
A dental laser assembly is disclosed for use in eradicating carious lesions in teeth, the treatment of sensitive teeth, as well as the removal of soft tissue, the incising of the frenum, opurculum, anesthesia of the tooth, etching enamel for restorations or orthodontic appliance fixation, the welding of fixed prosthesis, removal of bacterial flora periodontal pockets, removal and/or vaporization of healthy or necrotic pulp, the vertical and/or horizontal condensation of gutta percha or any other root canal sealant, the cauterization of blood vessels in the oral cavity, vaporizing bone tissue, removing tartar, apical fusion of foramina, enlarging and shaping root canal, removing carbon from surface of teeth, removal of enamel, bleaching teeth, etching dentin, separating orthodontic brackets, merging hydroxyapatite to bone and enamel, amalgam removal and undercutting of carious and/or healthy dentin and/or cementum. The laser assembly includes a housing having a cavity in which a pulsed laser is contained. The laser is excited so that the laser emits a laser beam along a predetermined axis that is in line with a fiber optic delivery system and at a pulse rate of one to 10,000 pulses per second and an average power variable from one tenth to 50 watts. A handpiece is dimensioned to be inserted into a human mouth while an optical fiber optically connects the laser output to the handpiece. The laser assembly also includes a continuous output aiming laser which, upon activation, provides a continuous laser aiming beam coaxial to the treatment beam. Both beams are then introduced into a fiber optic delivery system. |
64 |
Dental laser method |
US342190 |
1989-04-24 |
US4940411A |
1990-07-10 |
Arthur Vassiliadis; Joseph W. Shaffer; David J. Fullmer; Michael H. Brewer; David R. Hennings; Terry D. Myers |
A dental laser assembly is disclosed for use in eradicating carious lesions in teeth, the treatment of sensitive teeth, as well as the removal of soft tissue. The laser assembly includes a housing having a cavity in which a pulsed laser is contained. The laser is excited so that the laser emits a laser beam along a predetermined axis that is in line with a fiber optic delivery system and at a pulse rate of one to 10,000 pulses per second and an average power variable from zero to 50 watts. A handpiece is dimensioned to be inserted into a human mouth while an optical fiber optically connects the laser output to the handpiece. The laser assembly also includes a continuous output aiming laser which, upon activation, provides a continuous laser aiming beam coaxial to the treatment beam. Both beams are then introduced into a fiber optic delivery system. |
65 |
Method for removing decay from teeth |
US085235 |
1987-08-12 |
US4818230A |
1989-04-04 |
William D. Myers; Terry Myers |
The present invention provides a method for removing dental decay and carious lesions from human teeth. The method of the present comprises the steps of aiming a pulsed laser so that its output impinges upon the decay and thereafter repeatedly activating the laser in pulse mode until the decay is eradicated from the tooth. |
66 |
Method for removing incipient carious lesions and/or stain from teeth |
US564387 |
1983-12-22 |
US4521194A |
1985-06-04 |
William D. Myers; Terry D. Myers |
The present invention provides a method for removing incipient carious lesions and/or stain from human teeth. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of aiming a yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser so that its output inpinges upon the lesion and/or stain and thereafter repeatedly activating the laser in pulse mode until the incipient carious lesion and/or stain is removed from the tooth. |
67 |
Honing stone attachment for dental handpiece |
US920321 |
1978-06-29 |
US4182037A |
1980-01-08 |
Allen Ellman; Jon Garito |
A honing stone attachment for a low-speed dental handpiece is described. The lock rod for the handpiece, which is used to close and open the chuck for receiving burs, is provided at its rear with a honing stone. Operation of the handpiece causes the honing stone to rotate, which makes readily available for the dentist a sharpening instrument for his tools. |
68 |
Dental engine. |
US1905262144 |
1905-05-25 |
US829395A |
1906-08-28 |
GARHART NATHAN K |
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69 |
Dental engine |
US472776D |
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US472776A |
1892-04-12 |
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70 |
Dental engine |
US426328D |
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US426328A |
1890-04-22 |
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71 |
starr |
US418901D |
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US418901A |
1890-01-07 |
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72 |
knowles |
US385812D |
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US385812A |
1888-07-10 |
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73 |
Improvement in dental engines |
US189526D |
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US189526A |
1877-04-10 |
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74 |
Improvement in dental drills and lathes |
US148920D |
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US148920A |
1874-03-24 |
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75 |
Improvement in teeth-pluggers |
US142205D |
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US142205A |
1873-08-26 |
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76 |
Improvement in dental drills |
US123559D |
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US123559A |
1872-02-13 |
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77 |
TOOL RFID RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR DENTAL DEVICES |
US15721793 |
2017-09-30 |
US20180256287A1 |
2018-09-13 |
Matteo R. Bosisio; Severin Reibenspiess; Paolo Orsatti; Filippo Piffaretti |
A tool recognition system recognizes a tool selected for a surgical procedure. The tool includes a distal portion configured to perform at least part of the surgical procedure and a proximal portion including a first electronic module that stores tool-identifying electronic information. A surgical handpiece is configured to receive the tool and includes a second electronic module configured to communicate electronically with the first electronic module when tool is disposed in the handpiece. The first electronic module includes a coil that is configured as a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag antenna. The second electronic module includes a coil that is configured as a radio-frequency identification (RFID) interrogator antenna. In one embodiment, the first electronic module is a transponder that includes a RFID chip and a RFID antenna. Another embodiment includes a surgical tool recognition system for a drill and the tool includes a file. |
78 |
Drive device for medical or dental tool |
US14284288 |
2014-05-21 |
US09989132B2 |
2018-06-05 |
Karlheinz Eder; Michael Rothenwaender; Josef Spitzauer |
Various mechanical drive devices, mechanical gears, combinations thereof and medical or dental treatment devices with such mechanical drive devices or gears are described. The mechanical drive devices and mechanical gears convert a unidirectional rotational movement received by a motor drive into a multidirectional movement, so that a tool-holding device of the treatment device can be induced to a multidirectional movement, in particular to a, preferably simultaneous, lifting and rotating movement or to a lifting and oscillating rotational movement with a reduced rotational speed. |
79 |
System and method for automating medical procedures |
US13972273 |
2013-08-21 |
US09675419B2 |
2017-06-13 |
Hadi Akeel; Yaz Shehab; George Wong |
A system and a method for automating a medical process including a memory storing a software program, a computer connected to the memory for running the software program, a display connected to the computer for generating a visual representation of output data generated by the computer running the program, a user interface connected to the computer for obtaining image data representing a configuration of a patient treatment space and fixed markers in the treatment space and storing the image data in the memory, a robot arm connected to the computer, and a medical tool mounted on the robot arm wherein when a human inputs a selected treatment procedure into the computer, the computer runs the software program to generate a tool path based upon the treatment procedure and the image data, and the computer operates the robot arm to move the medical tool along the tool path without human guidance, and wherein the data generated during the treatment procedure is stored, analyzed, and shared among collaborating computer systems. |
80 |
Medical or dental handle |
US13928207 |
2013-06-26 |
US09642264B2 |
2017-05-02 |
Christoph Heinrich; Hannes Wagner; Karl Schmiedlechner |
A medical or dental handle for driving a medical instrument, comprises a housing with a drive device accommodated therein and/or a supply line for a drive device, a first connection device for detachably connecting a medical or dental instrument and a second connection device for detachably connecting the handle to a media source and/or a drive unit, at least one electric component preferably comprising a light-emitting diode, at least one electric contact and an electric connecting device, which connect electrically the at least one electric component and the at least one electric contact, wherein the electric connecting device comprises a flexible circuit board in the interior of the handle. |