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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anisur Mithu Rahman, Gurnee, IL (US);
Shu Chen, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Patricia H. Parker, Midlothian, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/03 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/03 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic insert insertable into a handpiece for carrying out a dental treatment is easily rotatable by a practitioner with only two fingers. The body of the insert is clamped via a torque lock element which carries a plurality of radially extending barbs which lock a handle thereto. The handle is locked to the torque lock element and is not movable relative thereto either axially or rotatably.