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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2016
Straumann Holding Ag, Basel, CH;
Boris Martin, Basel, CH;
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
A torque limiting device for use with a dental drive tool including a housing defining a rotation axis and having a bore concentric with the rotation axis and a torque limiting insert. The housing has a recess for housing at least part of the torque limiting insert. The torque limiting insert includes a fixing region held within the housing and a spring region extending from the fixing region and including a locking catch protruding into the bore. The locking catch is aligned with the recess so it can be moved radially outwards into the recess in to a disengaged position. The locking catch is arranged to engage with the dental drive tool when the tool is introduced in the bore to transmit a torque applied to the housing and to deflect into the disengaged position against the force of the spring region when a predefined torque limit is reached.