Patent ID: 9463077
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: A61C

Claim Text:
1. An ultrasonic dental scaler comprising: a handpiece including a tip, and a water irrigator for providing water to the tip, the handpiece arranged and constructed to vibrate the tip; a control unit in communication with the handpiece to: a circuit board comprising an autoirrigation circuit, a sensor, a central circuit, a local power supply, a mode selection circuit, and a foot control circuit, the foot control circuit being capable of controlling a foot control of the ultrasonic dental scaler, such that the ultrasonic scaler is activated by an operator initially pushing on the foot control, but the ultrasonic scaler is capable of being controlled by an operator without pressing on the foot control and wherein the foot control circuit comprises a one-shot trigger monostable and a retriggerable monostable.