Matteo R. Bosisio,Emanuele Maretto,Paolo Orsatti,Filippo Piffaretti
申请号：
US15721785
公开号：
US20180092710A1
申请日:
2017.09.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
A tool for use with an electronic tool recognition system includes a tool blank with a distal tip configured for performing a procedure and a proximal handle encasing, fixedly, a proximal end of the tool blank. A tool-identifying apparatus including a mechanical resonator is embedded in a proximal end of the tool blank to provide a tool identifier. A conductive wire in electrical contact with the resonator provides the identifier to a processor. In another arrangement, conductive brushes in contact with slip rings provide the identifier to a processor. In another arrangement, a dental tool handle includes an insulating portion defining a recess in a proximal end of the handle configured to receive either a sensor or an information-managing chip.
