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Dental apparatus

US6929476B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
5References
25Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 29, 2002
Grant dateAug 16, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C19/042
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dental equipment for cutting teeth, forming root canals and so on. The dental apparatus includes: an actuator for actuating a cutting tool; a load sensor for sensing a load worked in the cutting tool; and a load indicator for making an operator know the load sensed by the load sensor visually, aurally and/or tactily.

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