Patent ID: 6500000
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental syringe assembly comprising:a handpiece adapted to be connected to sources of air and water; and a tip for directing flow of air and water from the handpiece into a patient's mouth, the tip having an enlarged connector cap at a rear end, and the handpiece having a body member and a head member, wherein the head member is provided with a sleeve structure and the connector cap of the tip is detachably interengageable with the sleeve structure, wherein the head member is connected to the body member so as to be separable therefrom, wherein the body member comprises a tubular structure that is releasably connected to the head member and houses a coupling member with conduits to channel the flow of air and water through the body member to passageways in the head member, and wherein the head member is held in detachable engagement with the coupling member by the releasable engagement of the tubular structure with the head member.