Dental handpiece connecting portion receiving alternative illumination members
AssigneeImtec Innovative Medizintechnik Gesellschaft m.b.H.
InventorOtto Rosenstatter
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Abstract
A dental handpiece includes a handle portion having at a first end thereof a holder for a driven tool and which at a second end thereof is rotatably connected to a connecting portion which provides connection to a supply hose for supply media. Light supplied to the region of the tool is provided from an incandescent lamp arranged in a recess in the connecting portion. The recess may accommodate the incandescent lamp or a light guide and is arranged at an end of the connecting portion to be directed toward the hose and opens at such end.
Claims12
A dental handpiece comprising:
- a handle portion having at a first end thereof a holder for a driven tool and a second end;
- a connecting portion having a first end rotatably connected to said second end of said handle portion and a second end to be connected to a supply hose for supply of media to said dental handpiece;
- a recess formed in said second end of said connecting portion, said recess having an open end directed in a direction to be toward the supply hose;
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- an illumination member, to enable light to be supplied to the region of the tool, removably positioned in said recess and insertable into and removable therefrom through said open end thereof.
A dental handpiece connecting portion for use in connecting a handle portion of a dental handpiece to a supply hose for supply of media to the dental handpiece, said connecting portion comprising:
- a first end to be rotatably connected to the handle portion and a second end to be connected to the supply hose;
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- a recess formed in said second end of said connecting portion, said recess having an open end directed in a direction to be toward the supply hose, such that an illumination member may be removably positioned in said recess and be inserted into and removed therefrom through said open end thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.