Patent ID: 7771544

Claim:
A connecting device for medical or dental instruments arranged at least partially in a cleaning or care apparatus or in a cleaning cassette, the connecting device comprising: a plug pin for connecting an instrument, at least one media line for connecting a source of a cleaning or care medium to the interior of the instrument, and a blocking device for securing the instrument to the connecting device, so that the cleaning or care medium, which is under pressure during the cleaning or care operation, does not displace the instrument, whereby the blocking device is movable between a first position and a second position in relation to the connecting device, and in one of the two positions, the instrument can be connected to the connecting device and released from the connecting device, respectively, and in the other position the instrument is connected to the connecting device, wherein a direct or indirect operative connection between the blocking device and a component of the cleaning or care apparatus or between the blocking device and at least a part of the cassette is provided for transmitting to the blocking device the force required to move the blocking device from the first position into the second position.