Video dental/medical instrument

摘要

A dental/medical instrument (10) with an internal imaging or video system wherein the body (12) of the instrument is readily detachable from a connector (14) portion. The instrument preferably contains a swivel feature which allows the body to swivel or rotate 360 degrees relative to the connector, and any hoses or cables attached to the connector, while the instrument is in use. The body of the instrument contains a drill (26) or other operative tool. Illumination is provided to the drill and work area (50) adjacent the tool, and images therefrom are transferred to an imaging system which includes a CCD camera (60) within the instrument. <IMAGE>