Patents Represented by Attorney Malcolm B. Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May Wittenberg
  • Patent number: 6042377
    Abstract: A dental handpiece having a detachable motor. The dental handpiece includes a handpiece body having a dental tool, a driving section detachably connected to the handpiece body, the driving section further including a motor for operatively driving the dental tool, and a motor casing having a substantially tubular wall for defining a motor cavity for accommodating the motor. The motor casing allows the motor to be inserted and removed in an axial direction including a fastener for holding the motor in position in the motor casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Nakanishi, Inc.
    Inventor: Yukio Ito