Automated periodontal probe handpiece

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of the automated periodontal probe handpiece, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the automated periodontal probe handpiece, showing the disposable probing portion removed from a receiver portion of the handpiece;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the handpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a bottom side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the handpiece of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the handpiece of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a front view of the handpiece of FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the handpiece of FIG. 5;

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the disposable probing portion of FIG. 6; and ,

FIG. 10 is a front view of the receiver portion of the handpiece of FIG. 6.

The broken line showing of the cord in FIGS. 1-6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D248967 August 15, 1978 Shea et al.
D321400 November 5, 1991 Beckman et al.
3014278 December 1961 Aymar et al.
3397457 August 1968 Gosselin
Foreign Patent Documents
0001004 March 1979 EPX
Patent History
Patent number: D391361
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 6, 1996
Date of Patent: Feb 24, 1998
Assignee: Professional Dental Technologies, Inc. (Batesville, AR)
Inventors: William T. Evans (Batesville, AR), Lanny L. McLey (Fairfield Bay, AR), David W. Sale (Heber Springs, AR)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: G. Andoll
Law Firm: McAulay Fisher Nissen Goldberg & Kiel, LLP
Application Number: 0/63,411