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| 20080220392 | PROPHY ANGLE ADAPTER WITH MULTIPLE COUPLINGS AND COLLET FOR RECEIVING ROTATING MEMBER - An adapter for a prophy angle includes a collet, a nose, a body, and a shaft. The collet is configured to connect to a rotating member of the prophy angle. The nose has a first bore and is configured to receive the rotating member through the first bore. The body has a second bore and is connected to the nose. The shaft is positioned within the second bore of the body, and the shaft include a first distal end and a second distal end. The first distal end connects to the collet, and the second distal end includes a coupler. The collet includes a plurality of extensions for attaching to the rotating member. A fixed-diameter collet bore is defined by innermost portions of the extensions, and the collet bore has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the rotating member. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080311541 | PROPHY ANGLE - The present invention provides a dental prophylaxis angle that includes a singular housing, a drive shaft, a rotor, and a collar. The housing may define a first bore, a second bore in communication with the first bore at a substantial angle thereto, and a third bore coaxial with the second bore. The drive shaft is positionable in the first bore, and the drive shaft may include a post, which may define a spherical depression. The rotor is positionable in the second bore, and may define a spherical bearing and a spherical tip. The collar defines an axial bore where the collar is positionable in the first bore such that a portion of the drive shaft is disposed within the axial bore. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100015568 | ADJUSTABLE ANGLE PROPHY ANGLE ADAPTER - An adjustable angle adapter for a prophy angle comprises a nose, a rotating member, a body, a shaft, and a multi-axis rotation joint. The nose is configured to receive a portion of a prophy angle. The rotating member is positioned within the nose. The body is adjustably connected to the nose. The shaft is positioned within the body. The multi-axis rotation joint connects the shaft to the rotating member. The nose is rotatable relative to the body into at least a first configuration and a second configuration. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100196845 | PROPHY ANGLE AND ADAPTER WITH GUARD - A dental system comprises a dental prophy angle and an adjustable angle adapter. The prophy angle includes a housing and a guard. The adapter is configured to drive the prophy angle and includes a body, a nose, and an outer joint. The nose is configured to receive a portion of a prophy angle. The body is adjustably connected to the nose. The outer joint includes a ball portion connected to the nose, and a ball receiver connected to the body. The nose is rotatable relative to the body into at least a first configuration and a second configuration. The guard engages an outer surface of the ball receiver, and the guard has a greatest outer diameter larger than a greatest outer diameter of the housing. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100196846 | ADJUSTABLE ANGLE PROPHY ANGLE ADAPTER - An adjustable angle adapter for a prophy angle comprises a nose, a rotating member, a body, a shaft, a multi-axis rotation joint, and an outer joint. The nose is configured to receive a portion of the prophy angle. The rotating member is positioned within the nose. The body is adjustably connected to the nose. The shaft is positioned within the body. The multi-axis rotation joint connects the shaft to the rotating member. The outer joint includes a ball portion connected to one of the body and the nose, and a ball receiver connected to an other of the body and the nose. The nose is configured to pivot relative to the body into at least a first configuration and a second configuration. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100196847 | PROPHY ANGLE AND ADAPTER WITH LATCH - A dental system comprises a dental prophy angle and an adapter. The prophy angle includes a housing and a latch mechanism. The adapter is configured to drive the prophy angle. The latch mechanism includes a lever and a first latch element. The adapter includes a nose having a second latch element and a depression proximate to the latch element. Upon the first latch element mating with the second latch element, the depression adjacent the lever. The lever is movable between at least a first position and a second position, and movement of the lever between the first position and the second position moves the first latch element between an engaged position and a disengaged position. | 08-05-2010 |
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| 20090012403 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF BONE FRACTURE RISK USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY - A method is disclosed for analyzing keratinized tissue, particularly fingernails, of a subject to diagnose osteoporosis and bone fracture risk. A Raman spectrum of a sample of keratinized tissue is generated. Broad spectral background features of the spectrum are removed, preferably by using Fourier transform analysis. Peak heights of Raman features of interest, particularly the S—S bond of cystine, are measured. These peak height measurements are normalized using reference peak heights of Raman features that are invariant between normal and osteoporotic subjects, such as the CH | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090325318 | SUPRA NANOPARTICLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE ASSEMBLIES - A method of reporting a binding event having increased sensitivity and multiplex capabilities. A reporter supra-nanoparticle assembly is provided that has an inner core made of a polymeric material, a coating on the inner core made of a polymeric material and a plurality of reporter nanoparticles, and a first active group on the surface of the coating. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100182594 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED REAL-TIME MATERIAL IDENTIFICATION - An apparatus is described for the real-time identification of one or more selected components of a target material. In one embodiment, an infrared spectrometer and a separate Raman spectrometer are coupled to exchange respective spectral information of the target material preferably normalized and presented in a single graph. In an alternative embodiment, both an infrared spectrometer and a Raman spectrometer are included in a single instrument and a common infrared light source is used by both spectrometers. In another embodiment, a vibrational spectrometer and a stoichiometric spectrometer are combined in a single instrument and are coupled to exchange respective spectral information of the target material and to compare the spectral information against a library of spectra to generate a real-time signal if a selected component is present in the target material. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100265499 | PROGRAMMABLE RAMAN TRANSDUCER - A programmable Raman transducer is disclosed for detecting the presence or absence of a preselected compound in a sample. The transducer, in a preferred embodiment, includes a laser source for generating laser light for illuminating the sample. Collector optics, absent a spatial filter, are used for collecting Raman-scattered light from the sample. A detector generates spectral data from the Raman-scattered light, and a digital processor compares the spectral data to a database of spectral data on selected compounds, including the preselected compound to generate a binary signal indicating presence or absence of the preselected compound. | 10-21-2010 |
