Patent ID: 11937990
Assignee: ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A discharge guard for a rotating dental tool, the discharge guard comprising:
a body member; and
a brush coupled to the body member, the brush extending outwardly from an outer portion of the body member, the brush configured to interact with a discharge material on an outside surface of a treatment cup of the rotating dental tool and prevent the discharge material from building up on at least a portion of the treatment cup;
wherein the outer portion of the body member is spaced apart from the outside surface of the treatment cup by a distance;
wherein at least a portion of the brush is disposed within the distance; and
wherein the brush comprises a plurality of bristles, a first portion of the plurality of bristles extends perpendicularly from the body member and a second portion of the plurality of bristles is angled acutely with respect to the body member.