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US 2021/0330433 A1Published application
Dental cleaner discharge guard systems and methods
AssigneeUltradent Products, Inc.
InventorsBruce S. McLean, Scot N. Andersen, Dan E. Fischer
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Abstract
Rotating dental systems and related guards and methods are disclosed. In some instances a guard may be configured to prevent material from building up on at least a portion of the dental system. The guard may be configured to prevent materials from being discharged from the dental system. In some embodiments, the guard may also be configured to direct the flow of material along a portion of the dental system. Some guards within the scope of this disclosure comprise bristles.
Claims1
A rotating dental tool discharge guard, comprising:
- a handle;
- a treatment cup coupled to the handle;
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- a guard comprising a plurality of bristles configured to interact with discharge material on an outside surface of the treatment cup and prevent the discharge material from building up on at least a portion of the treatment cup.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.