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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Benjamin Atkin, Miami, FL (US);
Haim Levy, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Inventors:
Benjamin Atkin, Miami, FL (US);
Haim Levy, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Assignee:
Discus Dental, LLC, Culver City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/03 (2006.01); A61C 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ultrasonic dental handpiece for holding a transducer is provided. The transducer converts electrical energy into ultrasonic vibrations. The dental handpiece includes a body, a rotator head, and a retainer ring. The body rotatably receives the transducer. The rotator head engages the transducer for rotation thereof. The retainer ring is fixedly coupled to one of the body and the rotator head and rotatably coupled to the other of the body and the rotator head, such that the rotator head is rotatably coupled to the body.