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US 8,770,971 · App. 13/023,349 · Granted Jul 8, 2014

Mobile surgical dental chair and method of manufacture

Inventor: Culberson Boren (Tyler, TX)
Assignee: Boren Pediatric Surgical Solutions, L.L.C.
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Patent No.
US 8,770,971
App. No.
13/023,349
Granted
Jul 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a mobile surgical dental chair includes an adjustable backrest, an adjustable headrest, a plurality of locking wheels configured to provide mobility to the mobile surgical dental chair, dental tools integrated with and coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair, and connect hook-ups configured to connect the dental tools to one or more supply sources. The dental tools may include an air/water syringe, suction tube, and a rotary hand piece.

Claims (21)

1. A mobile surgical dental chair, comprising:

an adjustable backrest;

an adjustable headrest having a donut-shaped depression configured to facilitate positioning of a patient's head during oral surgery;

a plurality of locking wheels configured to provide mobility to the mobile surgical dental chair;

dental tools integrated with and coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair, the dental tools comprising an air/water syringe, suction tube, and a rotary hand piece;

connect hook-ups configured to connect the dental tools to one or more supply sources; and

at least one drawer coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair, the at least one drawer configured to steam-sanitize a plurality of instruments while the at least one drawer is closed and coupled to the mobile surgical dental chair.

2. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , wherein the one or more supply sources are selected from the group consisting of:

pressurized air;

pressurized nitrogen;

suction;

pressurized water; and

electrical power.

3. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , further comprising one or more motors configured to mechanically reposition at least a portion of the mobile surgical dental chair.

4. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , further comprising one or more straps configured to restrain a pediatric patient.

5. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of instruments comprise one or more dental and/or surgical instruments.

6. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drawer comprises a lock.

7. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drawer is configured to steam-sanitize the plurality of instruments while the at least one drawer is operating on battery power.

8. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , wherein the at least one drawer is configured to steam-sanitize the plurality of instruments while the mobile surgical dental chair is disconnected from an alternating current supply source.

9. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable headrest is one of a plurality of removable headrests, each one of the plurality of removable headrests configured to fit a respective range of head sizes, wherein at least one of the plurality of removable headrests is configured to fit a range of head sizes corresponding to pediatric patients.

10. The mobile surgical dental chair of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable backrest comprises a removable heating pad.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2011
From: BOREN, CULBERSON R., DDS
To: BOREN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL SOLUTIONS, L.L.C.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61302268 · Feb 8, 2010
Related Publication 20110195374A1 · Aug 11, 2011