Patent ID: 6217328
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A61C,A61G

Abstract:
An oral hygiene system, comprising:a mobile cart;an irrigation fluid reservoir mounted on the cart:an irrigation fluid pump mounted on the cart and disposed in fluid communication with the irrigation fluid reservoir;a waste fluid reservoir mounted on the cart;a vacuum pump mounted on the cart and disposed in fluid communication with the waste fluid reservoir;a handheld instrument including an irrigation port attached in fluid communication with the irrigation fluid reservoir and an adjacent suction port attached in fluid communication with the waste fluid reservoir;a fiberoptic light source disposed within the handheld instrument and having a emitting end disposed adjacent the irrigation port and the suction port; anda motor and operably attached drive shaft disposed within the handheld instrument and having a shaft end disposed adjacent the irrigation port, the suction port, and the light emitting end wherein the handheld instrument includes a pistol-grip shaped hand-piece and an individualized patient attachment which includes a right-angled curved end which carries the irrigation port, the suction port, the light emitting end, and the shaft end.