Nozzle assembly for air abrasion system
US6186422A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S239/19
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A nozzle assembly for a hand piece in an air abrasion system for delivering an abrasive laden air stream to a surface, the nozzle assembly having a connecting member having a channel and being removably mountable to said hand piece, an arcuate conduit member having a channel, the conduit member secured to the connecting member and a nozzle member formed with the channel, the nozzle member mounted within the channel of the conduit member, the nozzle member defined by a tapered channel portion in fluid communication with the channel of the conduit member and a cylindrically-shaped channel portion in communication with said tapered channel portion for directing the abrasive laden air stream in a substantially cylindrically-shaped cross section to the surface to be abraded.
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