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OT-2026-000000966

Electronic dental torque wrench

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Tools & Tooling › Clamping Tools
Inventors
BÉGUIN STEVE, HÄNGGI BEAT
Assignee
INST STRAUMANN AG
Original source
US-2026096839-A1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 9 April 2026
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Abstract

An electronic dental torque wrench is described, including a head with a receiving opening defining a rotation axis and configured to receive a screwing instrument, a shaft defining a shaft axis and configured for applying a torque to the head, wherein the receiving opening is configured to engage with the screwing instrument upon rotation of the shaft around the rotation axis in a tightening direction, wherein the shaft includes a force sensor including one or more force-sensitive resistors and configured to sense the force on the shaft generated upon rotation of the shaft around the rotation axis in a tightening direction, wherein the one or more force-sensitive resistors are arranged at one or more sensor surfaces which are substantially perpendicular to the tightening direction.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000966, “Electronic dental torque wrench,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:39 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000966.

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