A61C 17/0202
Hand-pieces
Official title: {Hand-pieces}
A61C17/0202 (Hand-pieces) appears on 516 US grants and 752 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 516
- Published applications
- 752
- Assignees
- 206
- Inventors
- 1,037
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 29 | 42 |
| 2024 | 35 | 45 |
| 2025 | 28 | 50 |
| 2026 | 21 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for dynamically adjusting an oral care routine based on interproximal space15 Sep 2026US 12,734,023 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Oral treatment device8 Sep 2026US 12,727,981 B2Dyson Technology Limited
- Toothbrush hose connector assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,727,983 B2Water Pik, Inc.
- Dual-purpose electric toothbrush head1 Sep 2026US 12,721,708 B2
- Apparatus and methods for cleaning teeth and root canals18 Aug 2026US 12,708,496 B2Sonendo, Inc.
- Water flosser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306227 A1
- Electrolysis device and method of operating the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283767 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Piston pump drive assembly for cleaning and care tools17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272629 A1Shanghai Shift Electrics Co., Ltd.
- Vibration isolator for oral irrigators17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272630 A1
- Dental Drill16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199054 A1Platinum Point LLC
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By later US patents
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- Oral hygiene device223US 4,907,744 ALes Produits Associes LPA-Broxo S.A. · 1990
- Dental syringe tip and adaptor192US 5,049,071 A1991
- Method and apparatus for preventing bacteriological contamination by a dental tool water line174US 5,204,004 A1993