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7594813 |
Apparatus for determining the preload for dental implant systems
A method and apparatus are provided for determining the preload in a dental implant system. The preload is determined by transmitting a sonic impulse, which is preferably an ultrasonic impulse, at...
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7535184 |
Photopolymerization apparatus
A light-weight, portable photocuring device possesses a single light emitting diode (LED). The single LED backed with a heat sink is driven by a driving circuit and controlled by a timing circuit....
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7476101 |
Dental handpiece with removable apex finding electrode
A dental handpiece is provided with a collar that moves along an outer surface of the handpiece. A contact is secured to the collar. The collar interfaces with an electrical circuit that extends...
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7452208 |
Dental handpiece with a root canal length measurement function
A handpiece for measuring root canal length comprises an outer sleeve that is substantially non-insulating, a connecting device, an instrument carrier, at least one transmission element within the...
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7435085 |
Dental treatment device with variable cooling
In the case of a treatment device, in particular a dental treatment instrument, having a tool, such as a dental drill, driven by a drive unit, and a conduit for delivery of a cooling medium to a...
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7267546 |
Light meter for detecting and measuring intensity of two or more wavelengths of light
A light meter for detecting two or more different wavelengths of light and methods for determining whether a light source configured to emit light at two or more dominant wavelengths is working...
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7258546 |
Medical or dental instrument and/or supply unit and/or care unit and/or system for the medical or dental instrument
The invention relates to a medical or dental-medical instrument ( 2 ) having a memory element ( 10 p ) for identification and/or operational parameter data. IN order to extend the range of possible...
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7243440 |
Gauge for use with power tools
A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The...
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7229285 |
Method and device for holding and identifying surgical instruments
A method and device for identification of surgical instruments, in particular of dental instruments, uses a stationary geometric arrangement of instrument holders and a suitable positional...
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7201574 |
Method for measuring orthodontic arch wires
A method for measuring arch wires. A guide wire is provided, having at one end an exposed length of wire and a stop. The exposed length of wire may be inserted into a buccal tube, up to the stop....
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7070411 |
Dental head unit capable of measuring root canal length, and contact holder assembly therefor
The present invention relates to a dental head unit capable of measuring a root canal length of a patient. The head unit includes a head section having a sleeve rotatably supported therein for...
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6968229 |
Apex locating system
A method, apparatus and program product correlates measured endodontic signals to stored distance values indicative of probe position within a root canal. An appropriate distance value is retrieved...
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6955536 |
Motor control system for endodontic handpiece providing dynamic torque limit tracking of specific file fatigue
A system for establishing a cumulative history of stress factors encountered during use of an endodontic file and keeping track of such for a plurality of files so that the files can be re-used...
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6929476 |
Dental apparatus
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...
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6872075 |
Endodontic file with a metallic conductor as part of the plastic handle to facilitate use of electronic apex locators
This invention modifies hand root canal files used in dentistry by placing metallic contact areas on the plastic handle. This change makes using electronic apex locators to determine the length of...
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6866509 |
Dental diagnostic system and method
A dental diagnostic system for analyzing tooth structure, restorative materials within a tooth structure, and disease states of a tooth includes an analyzer which may be attached to a variety of...
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6845265 |
Systems and methods for locating a tooth's apical foramen
An apical foramen locator that a dental or medical practitioner can use to quickly and accurately identify the location of a patient's apical foramen during a dental/medical procedure is provided....
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6800478 |
Apparatus and method for detecting biofilm in the water conduits of dental units
An apparatus for detecting biofilm in the water conduits of dental units, especially biofilm adhering to the inside surfaces of the conduits, can be used on a water line equipped with a plurality...
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6752626 |
Device and method for registering the use of an odontological instrument
The invention concerns a device comprising a mechanism for indicating a value representing current fatigue and devices for modifying the value based on parameters related to the use of the...
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6665948 |
Drill bit penetration measurement system and method
A drill bit penetration measurement system and method for determining a depth of penetration of a rotating drill bit in a bore. A first sensor outputs a first signal representative of a...
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6616446 |
Working device for drilling, cutting and screwdriver instruments used for medical purposes
The invention concerns an electric drive device for medical applications, especially for driving drills, cutting instruments and screw drivers. Such endo-instruments have predetermined working...
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6611780 |
System for communicating operational data between an electric toothbrush and a separate control unit
A system for communicating data between a battery powered electric toothbrush and a separate control unit includes a microprocessor in the toothbrush which collects and stores data concerning...
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6520773 |
Endodontic file
An endodontic file having an electrically conductive stem with a bottom-cutting portion and a top head for electrically connecting to an instrument to measure the internal cavity of the tooth. A...
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6506050 |
Dental device and method for controlling same
In order to control a dental device having at least one treatment instrument ( 1 ), a central control device and a display unit ( 2 ), the device has additional means ( 4, 5, 6 ) for detecting the...
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6470222 |
Dental delivery system
A distributed intelligence system for controlling a plurality of groups and equipment for use in dentistry is disclosed wherein the system comprises four separate micro controllers; each micro...
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6398549 |
Imaging means and dental unit
The invention relates to an imaging means ( 10 ) suitable for recording images from the teeth and the mouth region. The imaging means ( 10 ) comprise an image-recording device such as a video...
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6386865 |
System for fabrication of indirect dental restoratives
A process for the fabrication of indirect dental restoratives includes the making of a first, pre-operative impression of a tooth to be restored using a first polyvinyl silicone (PVS) material...
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6382967 |
Dental apparatus with display
A dental apparatus has a display and an actuating device for selecting and activating operating programs for operating the dental apparatus. The display has a tooth schematic that is divided into...
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6379149 |
Dental treatment area
The invention relates to a preparation unit for tubeless and cordless dental treatment appliances such as handpieces or the like which comprise at least one charging device that is connected to a...
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6361323 |
Skill acquisition, transfer and verification system hardware and point tracking system applied to health care procedures
A system for use in skill acquisition, transfers and verification for performer has a simulated object, i.e., simulated head, to which the performer would perform clinical procedure. An image...
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6337994 |
Surgical needle probe for electrical impedance measurements
An electrical impedance probe is provided that includes a surgical needle. In an exemplary embodiment, the probe is a two-part trocar needle designed to acquire impedance measurements at its tip....
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6254392 |
Means for filling root canals and preparation method
The invention relates to a filling means (1) for root canals in humans and animals, having a proximal end (5) and a distal end (4), which filling means comprises an elongate electrically conductive...
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6193510 |
Medical device with time-out feature
A curing light for dental filling materials is used in combination with a light guide that bears a unique identifying code. A code reader in the nose cone of the curing light compares the code on...
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6179614 |
Dental instrument and processes
A dental instrument includes a handpiece having a nozzle from which is ejected a stream of abrasive particles, and a valve operated under the control of a microprocessor which regulate, as selected...
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6000939 |
Universal alignment indicator
An improved precise orientating tooth drilling device of a type having drill orientation apparatus attaching to a dental drill with a drill bit by a drill clamp and generating a drill angular...
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5980248 |
Motor controller for a dental handpiece
A motor controller for a dental handpiece comprising a torque detection means for detecting the load torque applied to a cutting tool, and a control means for stopping a cutting tool drive motor,...
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5947729 |
Modular dental system and methods
The invention provides an exemplary modular dental system and methods for its use. In one exemplary embodiment, a dental system comprises a plurality of individual modules, with at least some of...
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5908295 |
Dental handpiece with lighting means
A dental handpiece is disclosed, which contains a handpiece body for giving dental treatment on a site in oral cavity of a patient, and an optical semiconductor device in the handpiece body for...
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5902105 |
Dental treatment apparatus with a root canal length measurement function
A dental treatment apparatus with a root canal length measurement function comprising a cordless handpiece equipped with at least a cutting tool drive motor, a root canal length measurement circuit...
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5897315 |
Handpiece having a root canal length measurement function
The present invention discloses a handpiece having a root canal length measurement function, wherein a signal circuit, which is specifically provided for sending measurement signals from a root...
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5688118 |
Image sound and feeling simulation system for dentistry
An image, sound and feeling simulation system for dentistry, comprising a dental handpiece having a drill for drilling a cavity in a tooth, the drill having a drilling end; a first...
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5632093 |
Inductive sensor and method for detecting displacement of a body
An inductive sensor is comprised of a sealed housing; at least one current path disposed in the housing; means for applying current to the current path; variable low reluctance magnetic path about...
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5588430 |
Repeat fixation for frameless stereotactic procedure
Repeat fixation for medical procedures is accomplished using a non-invasive locator, specifically a bite plate. The bite plate has at least three fiducial markers on it. The fiducial markers may be...
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5538423 |
Apparatus for controlling operational parameters of a surgical drill
The present invention relates to a dental drilling system having a programmable control unit. The control unit controls operating parameters of the drilling system, such as the direction of...
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5530632 |
Cordless light source
The first purpose of the invention is to provide cordless light irradiation in which a stable amount of light is emitted when irradiating, and moreover, the device can be made compact. The second...
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5456013 |
Inductive tilt sensor and method for measuring tooth mobility
A sensor for measuring angular displacement of a small body comprising a sealed housing containing a differential transformer having at least two primary coils, one primary and two secondary coils,...
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5453009 |
Method of and system for dental treatment
A dental treatment is performed in accordance with examination of a patient and determination of a required sequence of treatments by a computer, based on the examination results.
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5335655 |
Suction control valve
A suction control valve is disclosed which includes a primary suction device access and an ancillary suction device access. The valve includes an actuator which is movable between a first position...
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5318442 |
Periodontal probe
An automated periodontal probe uses a logic device to control the drive motor of a distendable probe rod. The movement of the probe rod is measurable and the force applied to the rod is...
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5211556 |
Root canal meter
A root canal meter is disclosed, wherein measured data are compensated linearly or substantially linearly according to distance between tip of an electrode and apical position and thus compensated...
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