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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Pekka Kangasniemi, Turku, FI;
Eino Lumme, Pargas, FI;
Kari Lehtonen, Turku, FI;
LM-Instruments Oy, Parainen, FI;
Abstract
A dental hand instrument (), comprising a handle () with parts () at its ends. The end of each neck part is provided with a coupling element () designed for the connection of replaceable tips () and oriented in the same direction with the neck part. The coupling element is a socket or pin () extending in the same direction with the neck part and allowing a corresponding concentric pin () or socket () of the tip to be fitted into/onto it. The socket of the coupling element may be provided with slots (), and the inner surface of the socket has a circular or cornered cross-sectional form. The neck part and coupling element of the hand instrument are preferably made of stainless steel and the tip is made of steel, aluminum, plastic-coated aluminum, steel or titanium.