Patent · US Expired

Air-driven rotating and cutting device for use in medical and dental procedures

US6676374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 1, 2000
Grant dateJan 13, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S415/904
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An air-driven rotating and cutting device or handpiece has a double-wheel rotor. The handpiece includes connecting channels for guiding air from first turbine blades to second turbine blades. Each of the channels is defined by an opening opened toward a direction parallel to the rotational axis and a surface portion formed by extending the opening to a direction along the rotational axis.

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