Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
433077000 | Having storage or nonuse supporting means (e.g., tray, rack, cabinet, etc.) | 18 |
20090202960 | MEDICAL/DENTAL SUCTION NOZZLE HOLSTER HAVING A UNIVERSALLY ADJUSTABLE STRAP - A suction nozzle holster is provided with a latch mechanism for receiving a universally adjustable strap having a groove system whose individual grooves can engage with a pawl of a lever arm of said latch mechanism. A forward surface of the holster may be provided with a hole into which a suction hose can be forced in order to constrict said hose and, hence, curtail the vacuum conditions in a suction nozzle serviced by that hose. | 08-13-2009 |
20100028828 | PROCEDURE SPECIFIC STORAGE BLOCK FOR HOLDING IMPLANT CONTAINERS AND SURGICAL TOOLS - A storage device is provided for holding bone implant surgery articles. The storage device includes a body defining a plurality of openings capable of holding at least one rotatable drill bit that may be mounted on a drill and used to form a bore in bone and at least one implant container that holds an implant capable of being placed in the bore. | 02-04-2010 |
20100129769 | Dental Delivery System - Disclosed herein is a dental delivery unit designed for handling one or several dental whips. Specifically exemplified herein is a dental delivery unit that includes a whip base, a whip arm that moves respective to the whip base and a locking mechanism that releasably locks the whip arm in a predetermined position. The locking whip arm allows for an extension of the a dental whip and use of a dental whip that avoids a constant retractive force while the dental whip is in use. | 05-27-2010 |
20100129770 | Dental Instrumentation Unit - An instrumentation delivery unit which supports hand-held dental instruments. In one example first and second housing members form a sealed chamber. When the members are separated, access is permitted to the interior of the chamber, e.g., for maintenance purposes. A first portal suitable for connection to a vacuum line provides a partial vacuum in the chamber, and second portals provide connection via second vacuum lines between the chamber and dental devices to operate the devices. The housing includes hand piece holders each of an initial diametric size for receiving hand pieces up to a maximum diametric dimension, with one of the hand piece holders formed along two adjoining ones of the housing members. The adjoining housing members secure inserts between one another to provide a second diametric size smaller than the initial diametric size to thereby selectably accommodate hand pieces having a smaller diametric dimensions. | 05-27-2010 |
20100173261 | RECEIVING ELEMENT FOR AN IMPLANT - A receiving element for a dental implant, comprising a first plate and a second plate, extending perpendicular to the center axis of the receiving element and designed to detachably fix a dental implant in a stable position, wherein the plates are separated by an open portion. | 07-08-2010 |
20110097683 | DENTAL WATER JET WITH STORAGE CONTAINER RESERVOIR COVER - A dental water jet provides a pressurized water stream for cleaning gums and teeth. The embodiment includes a base unit defining a cavity. The cavity contains a pump, which may move pressurized water from a reservoir to a tip in fluid communication with the pump. A flow control knob may be turned to selectively adjust the water pressure supplied by the tip between a minimum and a maximum value. The reservoir may be removed from the base unit so that it may be filled with the fluid. The reservoir may support a container for storing tips or other items. Fluid may flow from the reservoir and ultimately into the tip to provide oral irrigation and/or cleaning of the teeth, gums, and tongue. | 04-28-2011 |
20110177470 | HYGIENE COVER - A cover for a dental tool holder including a cover portion adapted for fitting over a receptacle of the tool holder so as to prevent direct contact between a dental tool and the dental tool holder when the tool is held within the holder. | 07-21-2011 |
20110229843 | DENTAL INSTRUMENT SERVICING SYSTEM - Dental instrument servicing systems and cushions are disclosed. The dental instrument servicing systems may include a holder and a cushion. The holder may include a passage extending from a first opening to a second opening. The cushion may include first and second portions, with the first portion being configured for selective receipt within the passage and with the second portion extending from the first portion. | 09-22-2011 |
20120094249 | Dental Instrument Securing System - A tray assembly for use with dental instruments is disclosed herein comprising: a tray, an plate having a top plane and a bottom plane and apertures, the apertures being horizontally configured to receive a plurality of receiver assemblies supported on a top plane via a receiver assembly support, a plurality of semi-cylindrical RadelĀ® instrument supports, a stationer comprising a biasing means whereby the instrument is friction held in stasis between the stationer and the instrument support, and a plurality of instrument stationers. The plate includes a plurality of aperture(s), at least one receiver assembly for receiving at least one medical/dental instrument inserted between the instrument support and the biasing instrument stationer, suspended within the tray. A kit is also disclosed for the present invention. | 04-19-2012 |
20140162207 | Apparatus for Retaining Medical Instruments and Related Methods - An apparatus and method for retaining medical instruments is disclosed. The apparatus includes a medical instrument tray having a substantially planar, rigid interior section, wherein the interior section has a plurality of holes formed therein. A flexible grommet sheet is positioned abutting a first side of the medical instrument tray, the flexible grommet sheet having a plurality of openings therein, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of openings are substantially axially aligned with the plurality of holes formed within the interior section. A substantially rigid back plate is removably attached to the medical instrument tray, wherein the flexible grommet sheet is positioned between the first side of the interior section and the back plate, and wherein the back plate has a plurality of holes positioned therein, wherein the plurality of holes are substantially axially aligned with the plurality of holes formed within the interior section. | 06-12-2014 |
20140170592 | TRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREPARING A CUSTOMIZED INFORMATION SHEET - The invention discloses a tray system and a method for preparing such tray system. The tray system including a tray with a base having holding arrangements for holding implant components, instruments and/or instrument holders, at least a first and a second information sheet which both are adapted to be independently removably arranged on said base of said tray. Each information sheet has its own distribution of holes, which are placed in register with the holding arrangements of the base when the information sheet is arranged on the base, so that an implant component, instrument or instrument holder is arrangable into one of said holing arrangements through a respective one of said holes. | 06-19-2014 |
20150118642 | CONTAINER FOR ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES - Provided packaged orthodontic assemblies and methods compressively retain an orthodontic appliance in a container along opposing sides of the appliance adjacent the bonding surfaces of its base. This can be done using a mechanism that limits contact between the appliance and the container while accommodating a substantial range of transverse base dimensions. This engagement mechanism allows an adhesive-coated appliance to be retained in a consistent orientation for convenient dispensing, while limiting potentially adverse interactions between the adhesive and the container. By avoiding loss of the adhesive components during storage, these assemblies and methods can extend shelf life and provide consistent adhesive handling properties. | 04-30-2015 |
433078000 | Including hose retractor | 1 |
20100266977 | ADJUSTABLE DENTAL WHIP ARM - A dental whip arm assembly that includes a whip arm base with a whip arm pivot point, a whip arm insert with a locking pin, and a whip arm that is pivotally connected to the whip arm base and includes a slot that receives the whip arm insert in a plurality of insert positions. The whip arm rotates about the whip arm pivot point through a range of motion defined at one end by a fully retracted position, at the other end by a fully extended position, and at least one operating position between the fully retracted and the fully extended position. Further included is a locking mechanism connected to the whip arm base that engages the locking pin, thereby locking the whip arm in the operating position with respect to the whip arm base. | 10-21-2010 |
433079000 | Movably mounter tray or holder | 5 |
20090104579 | Mixing Device - A mixing apparatus has a mixing base on which components of a material, in particular a ceramic material, which are to be kept moist, are to be mixed, and a liquid reservoir and moistening means which communicate with the liquid reservoir and which are arranged and adapted to keep moist components which are to be kept moist, wherein the moistening means include a liquid carrier of an elongate configuration which provides for liquid transport in the longitudinal direction thereof and allows liquid delivery to components which are to be kept moist over the surface of the liquid carrier in transverse relationship with the longitudinal direction and which on the one hand is in communication with the liquid reservoir and which on the other hand adjoins a mixing surface on the mixing base. | 04-23-2009 |
20100159415 | DENTAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a dental rear delivery unit for providing an increased range of positioning of a doctor's hand piece delivery head and an assistant's instrument work delivery head at a head end of a dental chair. | 06-24-2010 |
20100190131 | REAR DELIVERY UNIT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IN CABINET DRAWER - Disclosed is a dental utility system for managing dental utilities, including a dental utility housing, a dental delivery assembly base fixed to the front side of the dental utility housing, and a dental delivery assembly main arm horizontally pivotably connected to the dental delivery assembly base and which permits vertical movement of a dental delivery assembly main arm distal end. The dental delivery assembly base and a dental delivery assembly base cover define a dental utility housing utility pathway that directs dental utilities from the dental utility platform to the dental delivery assembly main arm. Also included are a dental utility platform, and a dental utility platform extendable mount. The dental utility platform extendable mount permits the dental utility platform to be positioned anywhere along a continuous range of positions. | 07-29-2010 |
20110212412 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLIES, ARRAYS AND SYSTEMS FOR DENTAL ARTICLES - Dispensing assemblies for dental articles such as orthodontic brackets include a supply tube having a generally omega-shaped configuration. The supply tube receives a carrier strip as well as a number of containers that are releasably connected to the carrier strip. A dispenser array includes a plurality of supply tubes that are coupled to a spline by connectors. A dispensing system includes a mechanism for selectively positioning an array of supply tubes in either an upright orientation for storage or alternatively in an inclined orientation for dispensing. | 09-01-2011 |
20140242542 | Dental Handpiece Rack and Method of Storing Dental Handpieces - A dental handpiece and general implement rack is provided, along with a method of tracking implement use in a patient environment. The rack comprises a housing having a plurality of removable trays therein, the trays being adapted to support a dental implement thereon. Each tray includes a visual indicator that matches a marker placed on an implement being stored in that tray. The tray indicators are utilized to determine which implement has been utilized during the course of the day in order to implement sterilization procedures for only those implements that have been used on patients and are now unsterile. The device and associated method prevent sterilization by autoclave for implements that do not require cleaning, thereby extending their useful life and preventing over-cleaning thereof. The housing is preferably a wall-mountable structure having a hinged lid closure and a ventilated design to prevent moisture capture therein. | 08-28-2014 |