Cleaning apparatus for medical and/or dental tool

• US 20040154652A1
• Filed: 02/10/2003
• Published: 08/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Armen Karapetyan
• Original Assignee: Armen Karapetyan
• Inventors: Karapetyan, Armen
• Granted Patent: US 6,948,505 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/151
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/002 Cleaning devices specially adapted for dental instruments disinfecting A61L2/00; cleaning in general B08B
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/048 Overflow-type cleaning, e.g. tanks in which the liquid flows over the tank in which the articles are placed
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 3/102 with means for agitating the liquid by agitating the container B08B3/042, B08B3/044, B08B3/045, B08B3/06

Abstract

A cleaning apparatus for medical and/or dental tool provides a possibility to clean the burrs and brushes (files) of the remained tooth material on them after operation on patient. An improved cleaning apparatus for medical and/or dental tool includes a container, comprising a neck with an opening and at least one of a plurality of apertures located in the lower part of the neck, a fluid stream reflector of a lid, which includes a connector comprising a fluid inlet pipe which is coupled by a tubular means with a fluid line via controllable valve, and a cylindrical stand connected to the base, providing a stable position of the container during cleaning process.

Claims

1. A cleaning apparatus for medical and/or dental tool comprising

a container including a neck with an opening and at least one of a plurality of apertures located in the lower part of said neck, and wherein said container with said tool inside is by a support rested on a rim of a cylindrical stand connected to a base of said cleaning apparatus for medical and/or dental tool;

a lid including a fluid stream reflector located in the lower part of said lid and a connector installed in a top of said lid, and wherein said connector comprises a fluid outlet portion including an outlet pipe located in said opening of said neck, and a fluid inlet portion comprising an inlet pipe;

a controllable valve connected by an outlet tubular means to said inlet pipe of said fluid inlet portion of said connector and by an inlet tubular means through a fluid line valve to a fluid line.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said connector is rigidly connected to said lid providing non-leaking their connection.

3. Th apparatus of claim 1, wherein said lid further includes a gasket providing non-leaking coupling of said lid with said container.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said neck of said container and said lid are coupled by a threaded connection, and wherein said threaded connection is provided by the thread on an inner side of said lid and on an outer side of said neck of said container.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein further said lid and said neck of said container are coupled by a clipping lock comprising at least two of a plurality of corbels extended from said outer side of said neck of said container, and an adequate quantity of hooks extended from said inner side of said lid.