ELECTRONIC TOOL RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR DENTAL DEVICES

申请号 US15721785 申请日 2017-09-30 公开(公告)号 US20180092710A1 公开(公告)日 2018-04-05
申请人 Kerr Corporation; 发明人 Matteo R. Bosisio; Emanuele Maretto; Paolo Orsatti; Filippo Piffaretti;
摘要 A tool for use with an electronic tool recognition system includes a tool blank with a distal tip configured for performing a procedure and a proximal handle encasing, fixedly, a proximal end of the tool blank. A tool-identifying apparatus including a mechanical resonator is embedded in a proximal end of the tool blank to provide a tool identifier. A conductive wire in electrical contact with the resonator provides the identifier to a processor. In another arrangement, conductive brushes in contact with slip rings provide the identifier to a processor. In another arrangement, a dental tool handle includes an insulating portion defining a recess in a proximal end of the handle configured to receive either a sensor or an information-managing chip.
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