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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2000
James G. Mosch, Sparks, MD (US);
Allen G. Hoube, York, PA (US);
Peter H. Werner, Columbia, PA (US);
Robert F. Hecht, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an ultrasonic scaler, comprising: a scaler tip, actuator material, a coil, a hand-piece housing, and an air driven electrical current generator. The actuator material, the coil and the air driven electrical current generator are enclosed by the hand-piece housing. The scaler tip is connected to the actuator material. Preferably the actuator material is [Tb Dy Fe ]. The invention provides an ultrasonic scaler including a scaler tip, actuator material, a coil, a hand-piece housing, and a frequency control circuit. The actuator material, the coil and the frequency control circuit are enclosed by the hand-piece housing. The scaler tip is connected to the actuator material.