| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 433146000 | Having means facilitating assembly or disassembly | 22 |
| 20100021864 | Manual driver for implant drills and method of dental implantation - A manual driver for a dental implant drill or other dental implant tools and the method of use for preparing for dental implantation are provided. The manual driver includes a handle, an extension shank and a chuck having an axial channel configured to receive and interlock an implant drill, and a fastening screw transverse to the axial channel. The method of manual preparation for dental implantation using the manual driver has a high precision, and reduces the risk of bone cracking caused by vibration of motor-driven drilling. The manual drilling method provides better tactile sensation and drilling control to the dentist. Further, the method avoids drilling irrigation, allows collection of virgin bone tissue from the drills, and reintroduces the collected bone tissue in the receiving bore to promote bone regeneration after the implantation. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100035206 | Dental tool for the fitting, installation and replacement of a dental prosthetic attachment - A dental tool having a handle and a tapered engagement end, the tapered engagement end ending in a blunt top of circular cross section, the blunt tip frictionally, mechanically engageable with the remains of a cored out temporary fabrication guide utilized in fitting a dental prosthetic anchor or attachment in the overall fitting of a denture to implant screws and for the replacement of permanent guides or permanent attachments for dental prosthesis when they become worn. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100304329 | IMPLANT FIXTURE REMOVER - An implant fixture remover is provided which includes: a remover screw including a coupling screw portion screwed to a female screw portion of a fixture, and a separating screw portion formed to extend from one end of the coupling screw portion to the outside of the fixture and having a thread formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof; and a remover driver including a separating female screw portion into and to which the separating screw portion of the remover screw is inserted and screwed and in which a thread corresponding to the separating screw portion is formed in the inner circumferential surface thereof, a close coupling portion formed at the lower end of the separating female portion | 12-02-2010 |
| 20130029289 | Attachment Section For An Oral Hygiene Device - An attachment section suitable for connection to a handle section of an oral hygiene device is disclosed. The attachment section includes an attachment housing having a first coupling structure suitable for establishing a connection with a second coupling structure of the handle section; at least a functional element mounted at the attachment housing for driven movement; a motion transmitter extending in a cavity formed inside of the attachment housing, the motion transmitter being functionally connected on one end with the functional element; and a first magnetic coupling element arranged at another end of the motion transmitter, the first magnetic coupling element including at least a permanent magnet or a magnetizable element suitable for establishing a magnetic connection with a second magnetic coupling element provided in the handle section. | 01-31-2013 |
| 433147000 | Removable tool element | 18 |
| 20100240007 | Dental Equipment Connection Joint - Disclosed herein is a dental equipment connection joint that enables the easy and efficient removal and securing of dental equipment to a support structure. The installer can readily and easily attach dental equipment, such as a dental light or dental instrument unit, to the dental equipment mount solely through the use of hand manipulation, without tools, according to a one-step operation. The dental equipment connection joint enables the replacement of potentially heavy dental equipment via a process that alleviates the need for the installer to bear the load of the equipment while installing a screw or similar fasteners. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100304330 | TORQUE WRENCH, HANDLE AND HEAD PIECE - The present invention relates to a handle, a head piece and a wrench, such as a torque wrench, in particular for use in surgery and prosthetics, such as surgery and prosthetics within the dental field. A handle for a wrench is provided, wherein the handle comprises an elongated body element extending along a first axis, and a torque arm for indicating the torque applied to the torque arm, the torque arm having a proximal end attached to the body element. Furthermore, the handle comprises a first locking element, the first locking element being adapted to removably engage with a locking element of a head piece, and the handle further comprises a ratchet element that is adapted to engage with a tool piece in a ratchet gear. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110143314 | DENTAL DEVICE - A dental device including a handle and a channel. An applicator positioned within the handle via the channel, the channel including ribs and bulges that secure the applicator into a number of different positions and/or lengths. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143315 | ADAPTER FOR TRANSMITTING A TORQUE TO THE MOUNTING PART OF A DENTAL IMPLANT | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143316 | DENTAL IMPLANT DRIVER AND CARRIER REMOVAL SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a tool package for use with bone and/or dental implant systems. The tool package includes of two mating tools. The first tool is designed to engage an implant and carrier assembly and place the implant into the osteotomy. Once the implant is fully seated, the first tool is removed. The second tool is placed over the implant to hold the implant securely in place. The first tool is reintroduced through the second tool to engage and remove the implant carrier. The first tool may function like screwdriver except that the tip is able to mate with and positively engage the octagonal implant carrier head and plastic o-ring catch. The first tool drives the implants into place, and also mates with the second tool to remove the implant carrier. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20120058446 | CHUCKING DEVICE FOR A MEDICAL OR DENTAL HANDPIECE - A medical or dental handpiece comprising a tool holding/releasing device with a hollow shaft that can be put into a drive motion for holding a treatment tool, wherein the hollow shaft extends along a central axis and has a tool receptacle opening, a first holding unit and a second holding unit separate from the first holding unit and axially offset from the first holding unit relative to the central axis, wherein both holding units are designed to axially secure a treatment tool held in the hollow shaft and to transmit a torque to the treatment tool, and wherein both holding units have at least one shaped element each and a bore penetrating the outer wall of the hollow shaft, in which the at least one shaped element can be held in such a way that it projects through the bore into the interior of the hollow shaft, a locking sleeve operatively connected to the shaped elements that can move relative to the hollow shaft and that surrounds the hollow shaft and an operating element operatively connected to the locking sleeve for the movement or sliding of the locking sleeve. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120129130 | Torque wrench and kit for implant dentistry - A wrench for a installing a support member for a prosthesis including a body, rotating cylinder in the center, and cap. The cylinder has a cap on one end and a driver on the other. The bottom of the cap has radially disposed ridges and grooves. The body has bores therein, each with a spring and rotatable ball. Each ball protrudes from a bore and is in contact with a groove. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120288823 | DENTAL HANDPIECE - A dental handpiece has a head section, a neck section, a grip section connected to the grip section, and a drive unit connected to the grip section. The handpiece also has detent means for preventing relative rotation between the neck and grip sections. The detent means includes a detent pin arranged axially slidably in the grip section, spring means for biasing the pin proximally so that the distal end of the pin is arranged inside the grip section in a rest position, and catch means formed at the proximal end of the neck section for receiving the pin for engagement. When the drive unit is brought into connection to the grip section, the pin is pressed distally to project out of the grip section into engagement in the catch means, to thereby prevent relative rotation between the neck section and the grip section. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130029290 | Oral Hygiene Device - An oral cleaning tool for an electric oral hygiene device is disclosed. The oral cleaning tool includes a housing having a head section with a head cavity for accommodating a movable oral cleaning head and a neck section with a neck cavity and a handle coupling section; a first magnetic coupling element including at least a permanent magnet or a magnetizable element being provided in the neck section for mechanical handle drive shaft connection by magnetic interaction. The first magnetic coupling element is mounted at a motion transmitter, the motion transmitter extending inside the neck cavity to the head cavity, the motion transmitter arranged so as to be movable in a linear or longitudinal direction. The motion transmitter is coupled with the oral cleaning head, the oral cleaning head arranged so as to oscillate in a rotational direction. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130065197 | Driver and method - A driver assembly for driving a dental implant into an implantation site comprises a driver assembly having an abutment assembly, and a driver assembly. The lower portion of the driver assembly accommodates the upper portion of the abutment assembly in a rotation-preventing manner so as to prevent relative rotation between the driver assembly and the abutment assembly. In addition, the driver assembly includes a frangible section which permits the upper portion thereof to be separated from the lower portion and discarded while the lower portion remains mounted upon the abutment assembly. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20140065572 | Anti-Rotation Instrument - The present invention features an anti-rotation instrument system which could be applied/used in all health professions such as medical, dental, and any other specialties. The system includes an anti-rotation instrument device comprising a main handle, a first removable hand grip and a first instrumental tip. The first removable hand grip is attached to a first female screw cavity disposed on the main handle. One end of the instrumental tip passes through a channel disposed within first hand grip with an anti-rotation key disposed on the instrumental tip securely reside within a dent disposed on the distal end of the first removable hand grip and the threading disposed on the end of the instrumental tip is subsequently screwed into the first female screw cavity of the main handle such that the first hand grip is tightly sandwiched between the first instrumental tip and main body. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140248582 | Dental Instrument - A dental instrument having a first member with an axial passage engageable with a removable second member. Rotationally engageable dental tools engageable at a first end of the first member, are fixed in a radial position around their axle by the distal end of the second member engaged within the axial passage. The dental instrument allows for the tools to be from a kit featuring a plurality of different tools, each of which is engageable to the axle, and rotatably adjustable for holding in a fixed position by the second member. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140295374 | INTEGRATED DENTAL IMPLANT COMPONENT AND TOOL FOR PLACEMENT OF A DENTAL IMPLANT COMPONENT - An integrated dental component, carrier and affixation tool provides a clinician with a large object to hold the dental component, and allows for single-handed orientation, placement and fastening with the integration of an affixation tool. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150125816 | DENTAL INSTRUMENT - A dental instrument device includes a middle body with two ends, a pair of removable instrument tips, a pair of securing collets, and a pair of removable end caps. Each end of the middle body terminates in a middle body/instrument tip connection interface that receives a right-handed instrument tip only in a first orientation and a left-handed instrument tip only in a second orientation differing from the first orientation. The removable instrument tips have a similar middle body/instrument tip connection interface, and a working instrument end with a right-handed or a left-handed orientation. A right-handed instrument tip is releasably connected to the first middle body/instrument tip connection interface, and a left-handed instrument tip is releasably connected to the second middle body/instrument tip connection interface, with the right-handed and left-handed orientations being visually distinguishable one from the other by casual observation of an ordinary observer. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150335396 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS, APPARATUS AND KIT - A device for to aid or help patients remove dental prostheses. The dental prosthesis removal tool preferably includes a small hook, which has a rubber cover. The hook is preferably attached to a bar and a handle, which could easily fit into a patient's hand. The tool is preferably made of a strong, rust free metal, e.g. stainless steel. The handle is preferably made of a hard, processed plastic, and is strongly secured to the bar. A kit of the components is also envisioned. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160067016 | FIXTURE REMOVER FOR IMPLANT - Disclosed is an implant fixture remover. The fixture remover includes a remover screw which has a first thread formed on one side thereof to be screwed to a female screw portion of an implant fixture implanted into an alveolar bone, and a second thread formed on the other side thereof; and a remover driver including a torque transmitting portion which is slide-inserted into the remover screw, and a torque providing portion which is separated from the torque transmitting portion and screwed to the second thread so that the torque transmitting portion maintains contact with the fixture. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160074135 | ADJUSTABLE DENTAL HAND INSTRUMENT - A dental instrument and a dental kit comprising multiple dental instruments are disclosed for use in dental examination, extraction and reconstruction procedures. Each dental instrument is composed of three detachable components: the handle, the arm and the head. These components are connected to one another during assembly through magnetized hexagonal projections and hollows of 0.5-1.0 cm in length or depth to provide fast and sturdy connections between the components. Multiple versions of the arm and the head are provided to enable different angulations, different combinations of angulations, different configurations and sizes of a single type of dental instrument, different types of dental instruments to be assembled during the dental treatment procedure. Embodiments disclosed herein help to create a neat and orderly working environment for the dental professional wherein the multiple tools required for a procedure are provided in a compact kit. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160143704 | HANDLE INSTRUMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A handle instrument system and method of using the handle instrument system. The handle instrument has a receiver on an end of the handle instrument. The handle instrument receives points directly from a container. The points are positioned generally vertically within the container, and are retained in the container in the generally vertical orientation that permits the points to be conveniently selected and picked from the container using the handle instrument. A point picked from the container and connected to the handle instrument is ready for use. The points are preferably arranged in kits such as containers for ease of identification. In some cases, the points are capable of being manually deformed to a shape and architecture as desired by the operator. | 05-26-2016 |
