Title:
DENTAL INSTRUMENT CLEANSING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004028392
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A dental unit water line (DUWL) monitoring and maintenance apparatus, for monitoring a DUWL. The apparatus comprises cleansing means attached to the DUWL for cleansing the fluid passing therethrough. Control means controls the cleansing means associated with the water line. Monitoring means monitors the operation of the dental unit by a dentist in use and storing data related to that operation. A timer times and records data relating to both periods of dental unit activity and inactivity, wherein, in use, the control means operates to receive data from the monitoring means and the timer and, based upon that data and reference data controls the operation of the water line to control flow of fluid through that DUWL and controls the cleanser to control the overall cleansing procedures associated with both the dental unit and associated DUWL.
Inventors:
NAPPER DAVID (DK)
PEDERSEN HENRY LUND (DK)
RUBEN-PETERSEN LENE (DK)
PEDERSEN HENRY LUND (DK)
RUBEN-PETERSEN LENE (DK)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2003/010728
Publication Date:
June 10, 2004
Filing Date:
September 26, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ADEPT TECHNOLOGY AS (DK)
NAPPER DAVID (DK)
PEDERSEN HENRY LUND (DK)
RUBEN-PETERSEN LENE (DK)
NAPPER DAVID (DK)
PEDERSEN HENRY LUND (DK)
RUBEN-PETERSEN LENE (DK)
International Classes:
A61C1/00; (IPC1-7): A61C1/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1996029098A1 | 1996-09-26 |
Foreign References:
| US5709546A | 1998-01-20 | |||
| EP0233847A2 | 1987-08-26 |
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