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Process and system for cleaning and maintaining and for operating a medical hand-held instrument

US9532850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Kuhn · Biberach, DE
Bernd Gugel · Erbach, DE
Thomas Braun · Biberach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 2012
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61C19/002
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process and also to a system for cleaning and maintaining a medical hand-held instrument, in particular a dental hand-held instrument, with an elongate grip sleeve in which elements are arranged which pertain to a drive arrangement and which are, in particular, rotatably supported, for example a shaft. For the purpose of cleaning and maintaining the hand-held instrument different media are conducted through it. In this connection a first medium, for example oil, is conducted merely through a power-transmission region surrounding the elements of the drive arrangement, whereas, on the other hand, a second medium, for example a cleaning agent, is conducted additionally also through at least one further cavity within the hand-held instrument.

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