US 12,402,981 B1
Prophy angle with splatter guard
Daniel Wang, Brea, CA (US); Chunyu Wang, Brea, CA (US); and Jian Li, Suzhou (CN)
Assigned to Pac-Dent, Inc., Brea, CA (US)
Filed by Pac-Dent, Inc., Brea, CA (US)
Filed on May 5, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/198,446.
Application 19/198,446 is a continuation of application No. 18/885,528, filed on Sep. 13, 2024, granted, now 12,318,259.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/538,464, filed on Sep. 14, 2023.
Int. Cl. A61C 1/12 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 1/12 (2013.01) [A61C 17/005 (2013.01); A61C 17/22 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A prophy angle comprising:
a tubular housing having a proximal end configured for attachment to a handpiece and a distal end, with a prophy cup (2) disposed proximate the distal end of the tubular housing;
a splatter guard disposed at the distal end of the tubular housing and proximate the prophy cup, said splatter guard comprising a partial cylinder with an inner wall proximate the prophy cup, said inner wall conforming to the shape of a cylinder, said inner wall having a circumferential length that is limited to a minor arc, wherein
the splatter guard is disposed on the tubular housing at a location between the prophy cup and the proximal end of the tubular housing.