Portable Dental Chair that Converts to a Dolly for Dental Care in Remote Locations
- Summary
- Purdue University researchers have developed a lightweight, portable dental chair that can be converted into a dolly. This chair is fully reclining, height adjustable, and has a static headrest, making it ideal for dental work. When collapsed, the chair becomes a dolly; it can be loaded with equipment for transportation. To view a video related to this technology, click on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8a0O7i0fdo
- Technology Benefits
- Easy to transport long distances or overseas, making it ideal for use in developing countriesCan be collapsed into a dolly and used to move other equipment Fully reclining and height adjustable for sensitive dental work
- Technology Application
- Dental industryCharitable organizations
- Detailed Technology Description
- Purdue Mechanical Engineering
- Countries
- United States
- Application No.
- 8,740,298
- *Abstract
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- *Background
- A major challenge in bringing dental care to developing countries is the transportation of equipment. Modern dental chairs and tools are heavy and difficult to transport, making it more costly for dentists to provide dental care in developing countries.
- *IP Issue Date
- Jun 3, 2014
- *IP Type
- Utility
- *Stage of Development
- Prototype Testing Validated
- *Web Links
- Purdue Office of Technology CommercializationPurdueInnovation and EntrepreneurshipPurdue Mechanical Engineering
- Country/Region
- USA
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