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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
May. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takasuke Nakanishi, Kanuma, JP;
Assignee:
Nakanishi Inc., Tochigi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/00 ; A61C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/00 ; A61C 3/00 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a light guide unit including a bunch of glass fibers capable of transmitting light from a light source to a desired site, a sheath of a thermocontracting resin contracted to cover the bunch of glass fibers for substantially its overall length, and a filler of a hardening resin hardened to fill spaces between the glass fibers within the sheath. Also disclosed are a method for producing the light guide unit, and a dental handpiece having the light guide unit.