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Handpiece having an electrical connection means

US9072571B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 2010
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C1/088
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dental handpiece (1) includes a head (2) suitable for driving a tool, a body (3) having a proximal section (4) extending in a longitudinal direction (I-I) and intended to be connected, by a proximal end surface (5), to a distal surface of a drive motor, an indexing device (8) suitable for rotatably positioning the body (3) of the dental handpiece (1) about the longitudinal direction (I-I) relative to the drive motor, an electric device (9) for lighting the working area of the tool, and a device (10) for supplying electric power to the electric lighting device (9). The indexing device (8) is retractable or set back from the proximal end surface (5), and the electric supply device (10) includes a retractable electrical connection device (11).

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