Air controlled sterile irrigation system (ACSIS)

An air controlled sterile irrigation system for providing sterile irrigating solution for dental procedures, comprising:

• (a) a sterilizable in-line adapter for connecting between an unmodified standard dental handpiece and a dental handpiece hose, the in-line adapter including an inlet port structurally adapted for receiving sterile irrigating solution from the dental handpiece hose and an outlet port structurally adapted for delivering sterile irrigating solution to the dental handpiece, wherein the sterilizable in-line adapter is adapted for connecting to a 4-hole ISO dental unit air-water hose and blocks the flow of water and chip air from the air-water hose through the in-line adapter;
• (b) an air operated pinch valve for controlling the flow of sterile irrigating solution through an irrigating solution hose connected between a source of sterile irrigating solution and the inlet port for the sterilizable in-line adapter.

A sterile irrigation system for providing sterile irrigating solution for dental procedures, comprising:

• (a) a sterilizable in-line adapter for connecting between an unmodified dental handpiece and a dental handpiece hose, the in-line adapter including an inlet port structurally adapted for receiving sterile irrigating solution from the dental handpiece hose and an outlet port structurally adapted for delivering sterile irrigating solution to the dental handpiece;
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• (b) a pinch valve for controlling the flow of sterile irrigating solution through an irrigating solution hose connected between a source of sterile irrigating solution and the inlet port for the sterilizable in-line adapter.