Dental instrument bridge with novel display
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1. A dental instrument bridge for holding a plurality of dental instruments, said dental instrument bridge comprising:
- an instrument holder configured to hold a plurality of dental instruments; and
a display for displaying information related to a dental treatment;
wherein said display has a plurality of covered portions, each covered portion of said plurality of covered portions being at least partly covered by one of said plurality of dental instruments when said one of said plurality of dental instruments is arranged in said instrument holder;
wherein said dental instrument bridge is configured to detect when a user selects and picks up a selected dental instrument of said plurality of dental instruments and in response thereto is configured to control the display to change a current display and show information relevant for the use of said selected dental instrument; and
wherein the information relevant for the use of said selected dental instrument is displayed at least partly inside said covered portion of said display that is at least partly covered by said selected dental instrument, when said selected dental instrument is arranged in said instrument holder.
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Disclosed is a dental instrument bridge for holding a plurality of dental instruments. The dental instrument bridge comprises: a instrument holder configured to hold at least a first dental instrument; and a display for displaying information related to a dental treatment. The display has a first covered portion. The first covered portion being at least partly covered for a user when the first instrument is arranged in the instrument holder.
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1. A dental instrument bridge for holding a plurality of dental instruments, said dental instrument bridge comprising:
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an instrument holder configured to hold a plurality of dental instruments; and a display for displaying information related to a dental treatment; wherein said display has a plurality of covered portions, each covered portion of said plurality of covered portions being at least partly covered by one of said plurality of dental instruments when said one of said plurality of dental instruments is arranged in said instrument holder; wherein said dental instrument bridge is configured to detect when a user selects and picks up a selected dental instrument of said plurality of dental instruments and in response thereto is configured to control the display to change a current display and show information relevant for the use of said selected dental instrument; and wherein the information relevant for the use of said selected dental instrument is displayed at least partly inside said covered portion of said display that is at least partly covered by said selected dental instrument, when said selected dental instrument is arranged in said instrument holder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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