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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
George E Warrin, North Merrick, NY (US);
Rene J Perdreaux, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Assignee:
Dentsply Management Corp., York, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433 98 ; 433 81 ; 433 86 ; 433216 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for scaling of teeth and lavage of the gingival sulcus is provided. The apparatus comprises a base unit which contains reservoirs for the medicaments used in the lavage procedure, and a handpiece connected to the base unit by a conduit, which contains an insert for scaling of teeth. Switches on the base unit and a footswitch make it possible for the practitioner to use the apparatus for scaling only, lavage only, or for simultaneous lavage and scaling.