Title:
MODULAR DENTAL TOOL AND DOCKING STATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/035026
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A modular dental system, methods for controlling a modular dental tool, a dental system, a control module, and a treatment unit. In one embodiment, the modular dental system includes a modular dental system including a control module and a battery module. The control module includes a first end, a second end, a control sub-system, and a charging sub-system. The control sub-system is configured to communicatively couple to an attachment, detect an attachment identifier associated with the attachment when the attachment is removably attached to the first end of the control module, and control the attachment based on the attachment identifier. The battery module is configured to removably attach to the second end of the control module.
Inventors:
ST LOUIS ROBERT (US)
DUNAWAY MICHAEL (US)
EMDE FRNAK (DE)
KHER AMOD (US)
HARPER TYLER (US)
SHIPPEE NATHAN (US)
SAUTER JOHANNES (DK)
NIEDERREUTER PATRICK (DE)
DUNAWAY MICHAEL (US)
EMDE FRNAK (DE)
KHER AMOD (US)
HARPER TYLER (US)
SHIPPEE NATHAN (US)
SAUTER JOHANNES (DK)
NIEDERREUTER PATRICK (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/046726
Publication Date:
May 24, 2018
Filing Date:
August 14, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KAVO DENTAL TECH LLC (US)
KALTENBACH & VOIGT (DE)
KALTENBACH & VOIGT (DE)
International Classes:
A61C1/00; A61C13/15; A61G15/14
Domestic Patent References:
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Foreign References:
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
STETTNER, Derek, C. (US)
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