Patent ID: 8747111

Claim:
A suction handle for oral care systems, the suction handle comprising: a housing comprising an interior; a first axis oriented along a longitudinal direction; a first conduit positioned in the interior of the housing, the first conduit having a first bore oriented along the longitudinal direction; a second conduit positioned in the interior of the housing, the second conduit adapted to be coupled to the first conduit, the second conduit having a second bore oriented along the longitudinal direction, the first conduit and the second conduit being movable with respect to one another in the longitudinal direction between a first position in which the first bore and the second bore are not in fluid communication and a second position in which the first bore and the second bore are in fluid communication, the first bore and the second bore at least partially defining a fluid path; and an actuator coupled to the housing and at least one of the first conduit and the second conduit, the actuator being pivotally movable about a second axis oriented substantially perpendicularly with respect to the first axis between a first actuator position that corresponds with the first position and a second actuator position that corresponds with the second position; wherein the interior of the housing is fluidly isolated from the fluid path when the first conduit and the second conduit are in the first position and the second position; and wherein the second conduit includes at least one projection dimensioned to be received in a channel of the actuator, wherein the channel of the actuator includes a plurality of detent positions, and wherein the at least one projection of the second conduit is configured to move between the plurality of detent positions as the actuator pivots about the second axis.