Device for disinfecting, sterilizing, and/or maintaining medical instruments and method for identifying the occupancy of an instrument holder in such device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9057657
APP PUB NO 20140130602A1
SERIAL NO

14156885

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A device for disinfecting, sterilizing, and/or maintaining medical, in particular dental instruments. The device is optimized in various areas, facilitating the fully automatic, reliable, and reproducible preparation of dental instruments.

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KAVO DENTAL GMBH88400 BIBERACH AN DER RISS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heckenberger, Hans Assmannshardt, DE 21 1588
Lott, Herbert Bad Wurzach, DE 11 84
Saur, Frank Ulm, DE 4 13
Wiek, Hans-Dieter Hochdorf, DE 18 70

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