# US 8,770,971 B2 · Mobile surgical dental chair and method of manufacture

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- Number: US 8,770,971 B2
- Document ID: US8770971B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/023,349
- Filed: 2011-02-08
- Published: 2011-08-11
- Granted: 2014-07-08
- Earliest claimed: 2010-02-08
- Assignees: Boren Pediatric Surgical Solutions, Inc.
- Applicants: Culberson Boren
- Inventors: Culberson Boren
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8770971B2

## CPC

- A61G 15/14: Dental work stands; Accessories therefor
- A61G 15/002: {Foldable, portable or collapsible chairs, e.g. for surgery or dental treatment (portable, foldable or collapsible tables for surgery or treatment A61G13/105)}
- A61G 15/02: Chairs with means to adjust position of patient; Controls therefor
- A61G 15/125: {Head-rests}
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)

## Abstract

According to one embodiment, a mobile surgical dental chair includes an adjustable backrest, an adjustable headrest, a plurality of locking wheels configured to provide mobility to the mobile surgical dental chair, dental tools integrated with and coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair, and connect hook-ups configured to connect the dental tools to one or more supply sources. The dental tools may include an air/water syringe, suction tube, and a rotary hand piece.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mobile surgical dental chair, comprising:
an adjustable backrest;
an adjustable headrest having a donut-shaped depression configured to facilitate positioning of a patient's head during oral surgery;
a plurality of locking wheels configured to provide mobility to the mobile surgical dental chair;
dental tools integrated with and coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair, the dental tools comprising an air/water syringe, suction tube, and a rotary hand piece;
connect hook-ups configured to connect the dental tools to one or more supply sources; and
at least one drawer coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair, the at least one drawer configured to steam-sanitize a plurality of instruments while the at least one drawer is closed and coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, wherein the one or more supply sources are selected from the group consisting of:
pressurized air;
pressurized nitrogen;
suction;
pressurized water; and
electrical power.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, further comprising one or more motors configured to mechanically reposition at least a portion of the mobile surgical dental chair.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, further comprising one or more straps configured to restrain a pediatric patient.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instruments comprise one or more dental and/or surgical instruments.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, wherein the at least one drawer comprises a lock.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, wherein the at least one drawer is configured to steam-sanitize the plurality of instruments while the at least one drawer is operating on battery power.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, wherein the at least one drawer is configured to steam-sanitize the plurality of instruments while the mobile surgical dental chair is disconnected from an alternating current supply source.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, wherein the adjustable headrest is one of a plurality of removable headrests, each one of the plurality of removable headrests configured to fit a respective range of head sizes, wherein at least one of the plurality of removable headrests is configured to fit a range of head sizes corresponding to pediatric patients.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1, wherein the adjustable backrest comprises a removable heating pad.