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Medical or dental handpiece

US5674068A · kind A · utility

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6References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 1995
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 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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