Patent ID: 11918426
Assignee: KAVO DENTAL GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A dental tool comprising:
a shank region configured to be coupled to a dental handpiece, wherein the shank region includes an annular latching recess;
a work region coupled to the shank region; and
a carrier region having an angular, polygonal, outer periphery, wherein the carrier region is configured to engage a drive component of the dental handpiece and is configured for form-lock coupling to the drive component such that the dental tool is configured to be rotated about the longitudinal axis at the carrier region via the drive component;
wherein the shank region is configured to be latched into the dental handpiece, and inserted and removed from the dental handpiece without actuation of any element on the dental handpiece;
wherein the shank region consists of a first material, wherein the work region consists of a second material, wherein the first material of the shank region is a different hardness than the second material of the work region, and wherein the first material and the second material are of the same type of material;
wherein the first material and the second material are each a silicone or rubber material.