Hand Apparatus, In Particular For Dental Purposes, For Dispensing a Pasty Filler Mass
AssigneeKaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
InventorWALTER MOSSLE
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Abstract
The invention concerns a hand apparatus (1), in particular for dental purposes, for dispensing a pasty filler mass (M) the viscosity of which can be reduced by supplying vibration energy, having an apparatus housing (5), having a container (4) for the pasty filler mass (M), having an exit nozzle (11) standing, in connection with the container (4), having a vibration generator (3), and having pressure production means (18) for exercising pressure on the pasty filler mass (M). In order to improve the transfer of vibrations in the region of the of the hand apparatus the vibration generator (3) and the container (4) are mounted movably with respect to the apparatus housing (5) and are directly vibration-coupled with each other.
Claims4
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A method of filling a cavity in a tooth using a hand apparatus for dispensing a pasty filler mass the viscosity of which can be reduced by supplying vibration energy, wherein the hand apparatus comprises:
- an apparatus housing, a container for the pasty filler mass, an exit nozzle connected with the container, a vibration generator, and a pressure piston for applying pressure on the pasty filler mass;
- wherein the vibration generator is operable with pneumatic pressure;
- a common fluid pressure supply designed to supply said pneumatic pressure in the form of said fluid to said vibration generator and to said pressure piston, the method comprising:
- positioning said hand apparatus so that said pasty filler mass exiting said exit nozzle will be proximate said cavity;
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- applying said pneumatic pressure to said vibration generator and said pressure piston to thereby force at least some of said pasty filler mass out of said exit nozzle.
Container for receiving a curable medical filler mass for filling a cavity in a natural or artificial part of the body of a human or animal body, comprising:
- a closeable outlet nozzle, a forward end, and a fastening element for an axially or radially fixed connection of the container with an oscillation part of a medical or dental-medical hand apparatus;
- wherein the container is made of a vibration hard or reverberant material.
Container for receiving a curable medical filler mass for filling a cavity in a natural or artificial part of the body of a human or animal body, comprising:
- a receiving body comprising a hose section, which at respective ends is constricted by a closure and contains the filler mass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.