Patent ID: 8670858
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A61C,G05B,G05D

Abstract:
1. A tip-based computer controlled system for a dental delivery device comprising: a dental delivery device in connection with an operating characteristic source, the dental delivery device comprising a handpiece and a tip; an operating characteristic controller-enabled to control a value of an operating characteristic delivered to the dental delivery device from the operating characteristic source; and a microprocessor in connection with the operating characteristic controller comprising an operating characteristic control algorithm corresponding to at least one of a group of detected conditions, the group comprising: a tip device profile corresponding to the tip, a proximity to one or more operating boundary parameters, a power level, a dental site temperature, a dental delivery device temperature, a dental hygiene material, a fluid type contained in a fluid supply, a safety feedback loop, and an error circumstance; wherein during a period of use of the tip for a dental procedure, the operating characteristic control algorithm automatically determines a desired value of the operating characteristic delivered to the dental delivery device based on the tip and the at least one of the group of detected conditions, and automatically adjusts a current value of the operating characteristic to the desired value via the operating characteristic controller so that the dental device operates in conjunction with the desired value of the operating characteristic during at least a portion of the period of use of the tip, wherein the tip-based computer controlled system further comprises a data logging means to produce a log comprising data of an indication of the determined tip and one or more events associated with the time period of use of the determined tip and a log comprising the data; and further comprising an operator interface enabled to: receive data representing the at least one of the group of detected conditions, and enable an operator of the tip-based computer controlled system to configure at least one portion of the operating characteristic control algorithm.