Patent ID: 6257886
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A disposable dental prophylaxis angle comprising:an elongated housing defining a longitudinal axis and having a central bore and a head portion in fluid communication with said central bore;a prophylaxis cup rotatably supported by said head portion and in fluid communication with said central bore through said head portion;an actuator movably supported by said housing and including a piston cooperatively received and supported in said central bore to define a chamber of decreasable volume disposed between said piston and said head portion with flowable dentifrice material contained within said chamber;said actuator being manually movable in the direction of said longitudinal axis of said housing to move said piston within said central bore in an indexing fashion in successive increments of a predetermined distance therealong to reduce the volume of said chamber and to force said flowable dentifrice material in predetermined incremental amounts corresponding to the distance traveled by said piston from said chamber to said prophy cup via said head portion.