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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary J. Pond, Racine, WI (US);
Michael S. Butler, Round Lake Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Inter-Med, LLC., Racine, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/02 ;
Abstract
A fluid supply system that may be used interchangeably to supply fluid for use in dental instrumentation including irrigation, application, aeration, and evacuation for treating a patient's mouth. The fluid supply system includes a dental handpiece that has at least one valve arranged within and operably disposed upon said handpiece, and is used to allow flow between the fluid supply system and the patient's mouth. The fluid supply system can also be used to decontaminate dental unit water lines when used with anti-microbial fluids such as sodium hypochlorite.