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| 20100092917 | Dental Apparatus Having An Adjustable Articulated Arm - Disclosed herein is a dental apparatus having a flexible arm for a dental apparatus. A benefit of the inventive flexible arm is the ability to make fine adjustments in orientation of one end of the arm relative to the other. More specifically, the ability to adjust or optimize the horizontal attitude of a movable end of the arm quickly and easily without resorting to expensive and time consuming remanufacture of the arm components. Adjustment of the end of the arm is accomplished via an adjusting mechanism with a rotatable shaft having an offset pin, where rotation of the shaft caused the pin to translate as defined by the offset of the pin center relative to the shaft center. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100129770 | Dental Instrumentation Unit - An instrumentation delivery unit which supports hand-held dental instruments. In one example first and second housing members form a sealed chamber. When the members are separated, access is permitted to the interior of the chamber, e.g., for maintenance purposes. A first portal suitable for connection to a vacuum line provides a partial vacuum in the chamber, and second portals provide connection via second vacuum lines between the chamber and dental devices to operate the devices. The housing includes hand piece holders each of an initial diametric size for receiving hand pieces up to a maximum diametric dimension, with one of the hand piece holders formed along two adjoining ones of the housing members. The adjoining housing members secure inserts between one another to provide a second diametric size smaller than the initial diametric size to thereby selectably accommodate hand pieces having a smaller diametric dimensions. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100159415 | DENTAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a dental rear delivery unit for providing an increased range of positioning of a doctor's hand piece delivery head and an assistant's instrument work delivery head at a head end of a dental chair. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100190131 | REAR DELIVERY UNIT WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IN CABINET DRAWER - Disclosed is a dental utility system for managing dental utilities, including a dental utility housing, a dental delivery assembly base fixed to the front side of the dental utility housing, and a dental delivery assembly main arm horizontally pivotably connected to the dental delivery assembly base and which permits vertical movement of a dental delivery assembly main arm distal end. The dental delivery assembly base and a dental delivery assembly base cover define a dental utility housing utility pathway that directs dental utilities from the dental utility platform to the dental delivery assembly main arm. Also included are a dental utility platform, and a dental utility platform extendable mount. The dental utility platform extendable mount permits the dental utility platform to be positioned anywhere along a continuous range of positions. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100203465 | Led-Based Dental Exam Lamp - Disclosed herein is an improved dental operatory lamp having an LED light source that directs light to a reflector that in turn reflects the light to illuminate a treatment area. In one embodiment, the lamp is adapted for efficient transfer of heat from the light source and into the environment. In another embodiment, the lamp is adapted to generate a predetermined pattern of light optimal for the treatment area. In other embodiments, the lamp includes structural features that enable the lamp to maintain optimum light intensity and/or temperature. Also, disclosed herein are unique reflector embodiments that intentionally provide a generally smooth surface, without facets, that reflect light at all visible and infrared wavelengths. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100240007 | Dental Equipment Connection Joint - Disclosed herein is a dental equipment connection joint that enables the easy and efficient removal and securing of dental equipment to a support structure. The installer can readily and easily attach dental equipment, such as a dental light or dental instrument unit, to the dental equipment mount solely through the use of hand manipulation, without tools, according to a one-step operation. The dental equipment connection joint enables the replacement of potentially heavy dental equipment via a process that alleviates the need for the installer to bear the load of the equipment while installing a screw or similar fasteners. | 09-23-2010 |
