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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:
Jan. 10, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co., Biberach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ; A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134-1 ; 134 221 ; 134 42 ; 422 20 ;
Abstract
In a process for cleaning and/or disinfecting and/or maintaining medical or dental instruments, in a washing container filled with liquid, particularly water, the at least one tool holder being washed internally and externally and additionally having ultrasound applied thereto, in the case of a hollow or sleeve-shaped instrument, particularly tool holder, the cavity of the instrument, in particular the cavity or cavities of the tool holder accommodating the mechanical drive elements, is drained and ultrasound is then applied to the tool holder.