Equine Dentistry Burr With Floating Guard
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Solution Overview
Problem
Equine dentistry requires larger burrs for sculpting horse teeth, which are difficult to control and often result in unintended contact with soft tissues, making procedures uncomfortable and challenging due to the size and design of existing burrs.
Innovation Solution
A burr design featuring a cylindrical head with a shank connected to a handpiece assembly and a floating guard that can rotate independently, allowing for better control and reduced contact with unintended surfaces, facilitating operation in constrained spaces and precise sculpting of equine teeth.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If larger burrs are used for equine dentistry, then grinding capability is improved, but control and precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The burr is segmented into a working end and a guard portion, where the guard portion is separated from the cutting elements. This segmentation allows the burr to maintain large size for effective grinding while the guard portion can be positioned to improve control and reduce unintended contact with soft tissues.
Solution Approach 2:
The guard portion acts as an intermediary element between the operator and the patient's soft tissues. It provides a buffer that reduces direct contact between the burr and sensitive areas, thereby improving control and reducing harmful effects during the procedure.
2Productivity
If larger burrs are used for equine dentistry, then grinding capability is improved, but unintended contact with soft tissues increases
Solution Approach 1:
The guard portion is extracted as a separate functional element from the cutting elements of the burr. This extracted guard portion can be independently positioned and sized to provide protection against soft tissue contact while maintaining the large size of the working end for effective grinding.
Solution Approach 2:
The guard portion serves as a protective intermediary that reduces direct contact between the burr and soft tissues. It acts as a physical barrier that minimizes harmful effects while allowing the large burr to perform its grinding function effectively.
3Device complexity
If existing burr designs are used, then simplicity is maintained, but control in constrained spaces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The guard portion is designed to be flexible or movable relative to the burr shank, allowing it to adapt to different spatial constraints within the equine oral cavity. This dynamic design enables the burr to maintain simplicity while improving control in constrained spaces through adaptive positioning.
Data Source
AI summary
Accordingly, embodiments of the presently described system and method include an equine dentistry burr with a head having a first end and a second end. Some embodiments also include a shank fixably connected to the first end of the head, and wherein the shank is configured to connect the equine dentistry burr to a handpiece assembly. Further embodiments also include a floating guard coupled to at least one of the cylindrical head and the shank, and configured to rotate independently of the cylindrical head and the shank.