Patent · US Expired

Dental handpiece

US4260381A · kind A · utility

10Cited by

2References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH · DE

Inventors

Eugen Eibofner
Ernst Strohmaier · Bad Schussenried, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 1979
Grant date	Apr 7, 1981
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 1999

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61C1/14
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dental handpiece consisting of a driving sleeve which includes a driving arrangement, a base sleeve and a head sleeve including a dental work tool. At least the base sleeve and the head sleeve are detachably interconnected for the purpose of exchanging the head sleeve, and in which a shaft is supported within the base sleeve which is in rotational connection with the driving arrangement in the driving sleeve, and which is provided with a rotation-transmitting element for engagement with a shaft component supported within the head sleeve.

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