PAUL H KIM
Dentist in Albany, NY
License number
Pennsylvania DS036859
Category
Dentistry
Type
Dentist
Address
Address
2
Albany, NY 12205
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Professional information
Dental Handpiece
US Patent:
2012031, Dec 13, 2012
Filed:
Jun 10, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/157780
Inventors:
Paul H. KIM - Albany NY, US
International Classification:
A61C 1/05
US Classification:
433132
Abstract:
A dental handpiece having a head comprising a headshell and an arm portion comprising an upper body and a lower body is presented. The head rotatably couples to the upper body, and the upper body pivotally couples to the lower body. An air turbine or a gear assembly may be included in the headshell whereby a dental bur attached to the air turbine or gear assembly protrudes from the headshell. In the case of using an air turbine, flexible tubing provides fluid to spin the air turbine, thereby rotating the bur. Alternatively, a flexible shaft may connect the gear assembly to a rotary source to communicate rotary motion to the bur.