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Dental equipment having means for delivering RF and LF energy to a dental handpiece
Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
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Filing: 1988-02-11
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Granted: 1989-06-20
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Expires: 2008-02-11
Abstract
Abstract Dental equipment having means for delivering RF and LF energy to a dental handpiece. Given a supply of RF energy, the dental equipment transmits a further energy that is significantly lower-frequency in comparison to the RF energy or a DC voltage for supplying a lamp located in the handpiece without disturbing influences. A common transmission cable is provided for the transmission of the RF energy and of the energy for the lamp, this common transmission cable contains an inner conductor and a shielded line arranged coaxially relative thereto and has a third conductor for transmission of the energy for the lamp. This third conductor is arranged relative to the shielded line such that a high capacitive coupling exists between shielded line and third conductor.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans-Walter Altendorf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C1/00; A61C1/08; A61C1/088; A61C17/00; A61C17/16; A61C17/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
Dental equipment having means for providing energy from a supply part to a first dental handpiece containing a tool that can be placed into ultrasound oscillations by a resonator located in said first handpiece and to a second dental handpiece containing a surgical tool operable with radio-frequency current (RF energy), by use of a transmission cable connectable, first, to said supply part and, second, to said first and second handpieces, said transmission cable containing at least an inner conductor and a shielded line arranged coaxially thereabout comprising: said equipment containing an additional supply source for generating a lamp voltage having a frequency in the range of zero (DC voltage) to a significantly lower-frequency in comparison to the frequency of the RF energy for the operation of first and second lamps located in said first and second handpieces respectively; and said transmission cable provided for the transmission of, first, the RF energy and, second, the energy for the lamp, having a third conductor for the transmission of the lamp voltage for feeding the lamp, said third conductor being arranged relative to said shielded line such that a highly capacitive coupling exists between said shielded line and said third conductor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
Dental equipment having means for providing energy from a supply part to a first dental handpiece containing a tool that can be placed into ultrasound oscillations by a resonator located in said first handpiece and to a second dental handpiece containing a surgical tool operable with radio-frequency current (RF energy), by use of a transmission cable connectable, first, to said supply part and, second, to said first and second handpieces, said transmission cable containing at least an inner conductor and a shielded line arranged coaxially thereabout comprising: said equipment containing an additional supply source for generating a lamp voltage having a frequency in the range of zero (DC voltage) to a significantly lower-frequency in comparison to the frequency of the RF energy for the operation of first and second lamps located in said first and second handpieces respectively; and said transmission cable provided for the transmission of, first, the RF energy and, second, the energy for the lamp, having a third conductor for the transmission of the lamp voltage for feeding the lamp, said third conductor being arranged relative to said shielded line such that a highly capacitive coupling exists between said shielded line and said third conductor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
95 words
The equipment according to claim 1, wherein a clock voltage source is provided as said additional supply source, said clock voltage source containing a transformer in whose primary circuit a control part is located for compensation of a voltage drop across inductances, said inductances being connected between an output of said additional supply source and said transmission cable; a reference element connected in the secondary circuit of said transformer, said reference element being supplied with the same voltage as the lamp; and an opto-electronic feedback element connected between said control part and said reference element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The equipment according to claim 2, wherein said control part is provided with a control input for controlling the output voltage to said lamp.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The equipment according to claim 3, wherein a test resistor via which current flowing to said lamp is measured is connected to the secondary side of said transformer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
80 words
The equipment according to claim 1, wherein a first supply source is provided for generating RF energy for said electro-surgical handpiece and a second supply source is provided for transmitting RF energy to said transducer for the operation of said ultrasound handpiece for removing dental tartar; switch-over means connecting the one or the other supply source to the inner conductor and to the shielded line of the transmission cable of the appertaining handpiece dependent on the handpiece that is selected.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The equipment according to claim 5, wherein the lamp voltage for the lamp of a selected RF surgical handpiece is provided via the shielded line and via the third conductor and, the lamp voltage for the lamp of a selected ultrasound handpiece for removing dental tartar is provided via the inner conductor and the third conductor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
The equipment according to claim 5, wherein said switch-over means is switched by a control block that contains a current/voltage measuring element connected into the circuit of said lamp said voltage/current measuring element, given the presence of a lamp in the handpiece, connecting the transmission cable to that supply source of the first and second supply sources that is allocated to the handpiece provided with the lamp.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The equipment according to claim 1, wherein the third conductor is wound around the shielded line.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The equipment according to claim 1, wherein the third conductor is likewise fashioned as a shielded line and is arranged coaxially relative to the first shielded line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
164 words
Dental equipment having means for providing energy from a supply part to a first dental handpiece containing a tool that can be placed into ultrasound oscillations by a resonator located in said first handpiece and to a second dental handpiece containing a surgical tool operable with radio-frequency current (RF energy), a transmission cable connected between said supply part and said first and second handpieces, said transmission cable having at least an inner conductor and a shielded line arranged coaxially thereabout, comprising: first and second lamps located in said first and second handpieces, respectively; additional supply source for providing lamp voltage and connected to said first and second lamps via said transmission cable; said transmission cable provided for transmitting said RF energy and said lamp voltage, said transmission cable having a third conductor for the transmission of the lamp voltage, said third conductor being arranged relative to said shielded line such that a highly capacitive coupling exists between said shielded line and said third conductor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
164 words
Dental equipment having means for providing energy from a supply part to a first dental handpiece containing a tool that can be placed into ultrasound oscillations by a resonator located in said first handpiece and to a second dental handpiece containing a surgical tool operable with radio-frequency current (RF energy), a transmission cable connected between said supply part and said first and second handpieces, said transmission cable having at least an inner conductor and a shielded line arranged coaxially thereabout, comprising: first and second lamps located in said first and second handpieces, respectively; additional supply source for providing lamp voltage and connected to said first and second lamps via said transmission cable; said transmission cable provided for transmitting said RF energy and said lamp voltage, said transmission cable having a third conductor for the transmission of the lamp voltage, said third conductor being arranged relative to said shielded line such that a highly capacitive coupling exists between said shielded line and said third conductor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The equipment according to claim 10, wherein said lamp voltage is a DC voltage.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The equipment according to claim 10, wherein said lamp voltage has low-frequency energy in comparison to said RF energy.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
95 words
The equipment according to claim 10, wherein a clock voltage source is provided as said additional supply source, said clock voltage source containing a transformer in whose primary circuit a control part is located for compensation of a voltage drop across inductances, said inductances being connected between an output of said additional supply source and said transmission cable; a reference element connected in the secondary circuit of said transformer, said reference element being supplied with the same voltage as the lamp; and an opto-electronic feedback element connected between said control part and said reference element.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The equipment according to claim 13, wherein said control part is provided with a control input for controlling the output voltage to said lamp.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The equipment according to claim 14, wherein a test resistor via which current flowing to said lamp is measured is connected to the secondary side of said transformer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
80 words
The equipment according to claim 10, wherein a first supply source is provided for generating RF energy for said electro-surgical handpiece and a second supply source is provided for transmitting RF energy to said transducer for the operation of said ultrasound handpiece for removing dental tartar; switch-over means connecting the one or the other supply source to the inner conductor and to the shielded line of the transmission cable of the appertaining handpiece dependent on the handpiece that is selected.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
56 words
The equipment according to claim 16, wherein the lamp voltage for the lamp of a selected RF surgical handpiece is provided via the shielded line and via the third conductor and, the lamp voltage for the lamp of a selected ultrasound handpiece for removing dental tartar, is provided via the inner conductor and the third conductor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
67 words
The equipment according to claim 16, wherein said switch-over means is switched by a control block that contains a current/voltage measuring element connected into the circuit of said lamp, said voltage/current measuring element, given the presence of a lamp in the handpiece, connecting the transmission cable to that supply source of the first and second supply sources that is allocated to the handpiece provided with the lamp.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The equipment according to claim 10, wherein third conductor is would around the shielded line.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
The equipment according to claim 10, wherein the third conductor is likewise fashioned as a shielded line and is arranged coaxially relative to the first shielded line.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
164 words
Dental equipment having means for providing energy from a supply part to a dental handpiece containing a surgical tool operable with radio-frequency current (RF energy), by use of a transmission cable connectable, first, to said supply part and, second, to said handpiece, said transmission cable containing at least an inner conductor and a shielded line arranged coaxially thereabout comprising: said equipment containing an additional supply source for generating a lamp voltage having a frequency in the range of zero (DC voltage) to a significantly lower-frequency in comparison to the frequency of the RF energy for the operation of the lamp located in said handpiece and said transmission cable provided for the transmission of, first, the RF energy and, second, the energy for the lamp, having a third conductor for the transmission of the lamp voltage for feeding the lamp, said third conductor being arranged relative to said shielded line such that a highly capacitive coupling exists between said shielded line and said third conductor.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
164 words
Dental equipment having means for providing energy from a supply part to a dental handpiece containing a surgical tool operable with radio-frequency current (RF energy), by use of a transmission cable connectable, first, to said supply part and, second, to said handpiece, said transmission cable containing at least an inner conductor and a shielded line arranged coaxially thereabout comprising: said equipment containing an additional supply source for generating a lamp voltage having a frequency in the range of zero (DC voltage) to a significantly lower-frequency in comparison to the frequency of the RF energy for the operation of the lamp located in said handpiece and said transmission cable provided for the transmission of, first, the RF energy and, second, the energy for the lamp, having a third conductor for the transmission of the lamp voltage for feeding the lamp, said third conductor being arranged relative to said shielded line such that a highly capacitive coupling exists between said shielded line and said third conductor.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
95 words
The equipment according to claim 21, wherein a clock voltage source is provided as said additional supply source, said clock voltage source containing a transformer in whose primary circuit a control part is located for compensation of a voltage drop across inductances, said inductances being connected between an output of said additional supply source and said transmission cable; a reference element connected in the secondary circuit of said transformer, said reference element being supplied with the same voltage as the lamp; and an opto-electronic feedback element connected between said control part and said reference element.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
The equipment according to claim 22, wherein said control part is provided with a control input for controlling the output voltage to said lamp.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
The equipment according to claim 23, wherein a test resistor via which current flowing to said lamp is measured is connected to the secondary side of said transformer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
16 words
The equipment according to claim 21, wherein the third conductor is wound around the shielded line.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
27 words
The equipment according to claim 21, wherein the third conductor is likewise fashioned as a shielded line and is arranged coaxially relative to the first shielded line.
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