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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1998
Ronald L. Bailey, Harvester, MI (US);
Abstract
A high speed dental handpiece (,) of the present invention includes a metal non-disposable body (,) and a plastic disposable cartridge (,) received in the body (,). The body (,) is a one-piece body, has a sleeve (,), and an annular head (,) at an end of the sleeve (,). The sleeve (,) carries an air input line (,), an air exhaust path, a water line (,), and a fiber optic cable (,). The air input and water line (,) are operatively connected to a supply of air and water, respectively. The fiber optic cable (,) is operatively connected to a source of light to carry the light to a patient's mouth to enable a dentist to more clearly see what is being operated upon. The disposable cartridge carries a turbine (,) and is placed in communication with the air input line (,) to drive the turbine. A bit (DB) is received by the turbine (,) and the water is directed toward the bit for cooling.