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Dentistry set having a head inclined with respect to drill axis and using visual control

US5178536A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 7, 1991
Grant dateJan 12, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 7, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C1/088
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Dentistry instrument with visual control having in its handle (2) pressure fluid supply lines (11, 12) as well as an optical device (14) for lighting and visualization with video transmission leading to an observation window (15), protected by a zone of turbulence generated by a pressure fluid, the instrument also including an image transmission unit and a data processing unit followed by a monitor for visualizing and processing the image.

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