Dental handpiece

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9707050
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14716075

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A dental handpiece and a dental cleaning procedure are disclosed. The dental handpiece includes an inner barrel for rotatably retaining an ultrasonic insert, the inner barrel configured for contacting the ultrasonic insert with a cooling fluid in the inner barrel, a coil unit arranged and disposed to apply an alternating magnetic field to the ultrasonic insert when positioned in the inner barrel, an outer sheath extending around at least a portion of the coil unit. The dental handpiece includes flow regions permitting steam, chemicals, and heat to flow into the inner barrel and out of the inner barrel during a sterilization technique. The dental cleaning procedure includes operating the dental handpiece and autoclaving the dental handpiece.

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DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC221 WEST PHILADELPHIA STREET YORK PA 17401

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Guaragno, Kenneth R Spring Grove, US 20 1161
Swatton, Clive Mount Joy, US 4 9
Witmer, Jared Lewisberry, US 6 17

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