Instrument delivery head
AssigneeMidmark Corporation
InventorsCharles Brockway, Jeffrey Lyn Robbins
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Abstract
An instrument delivery head for supporting hand-held instruments used in dental and other medical procedures. The instrument delivery head includes base and a lid connected to the base for movement between open and closed positions. Various instrument controls are supported by the lid so that the controls are accessible when the lid is opened. After the control adjustments are made, the lid is closed to conceal the controls within the instrument delivery head.
Claims18
An instrument delivery head operable to support a plurality of hand-held instruments, comprising:
- an instrument head base;
- an instrument holder supported by said base and operable to support the plurality of instruments;
- an instrument head lid mounted for movement relative to said base between open and closed positions;
- a plurality of instrument controls supported by one of said base and said lid and operable to adjust operation of the instruments;
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- a lift mechanism operable to open said lid to said open position to permit user access to said controls.
An instrument delivery head operable to support a plurality of hand-held instruments, comprising:
- an instrument head base;
- an instrument holder supported by said base and operable to support the plurality of instruments;
- an instrument head lid mounted for movement relative to said base between open and closed positions;
- a plurality of instrument controls supported by one of said base and said lid and operable to adjust operation of the instruments;
- a lift mechanism operatively engaging said base and said lid and operable to bias said lid toward said open position to permit user access to said controls in said open position;
- a releasable latch mechanism operatively engaging said base and said lid and operable to retain said lid in said closed position against the bias of said lift mechanism;
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- an actuator operatively connected to said latch mechanism and operable to release said latch mechanism to permit said lid to move to said open position under the bias of said lift mechanism.
An instrument delivery head operable to support a plurality of hand-held instruments, comprising:
- an instrument head base;
- an instrument holder supported by said base and operable to support the plurality of instruments;
- an instrument head lid supported by said base and having a recess formed therein;
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- an anti-slip pad supported by said lid and engaging said recess to prevent movement of said pad relative to said lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.