Mobile surgical dental chair and method of manufacture
View Patent ↗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.
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.