Medical or dental handpiece
US5674068A · kind A · utility
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6References
12Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C1/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical or dental handpiece having a grip sleeve formed with an outer gripping surface structure which provides improved grippability. The outer gripping surface structure is formed with alternate grooves and corrugations extending circumferentially around the sleeve and which, in cross-section, are axially spaced from each other. The grooves and corrugations are rounded concavely and convexly, respectively.
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