Stylus Midwest ™ High Speed Handpiece with Fiber Optics and Push Button Chuck Compatible with MULTIflex ® LUX coupler Installation, Maintenance and Operation Instructions MULTIflex ® is a registered trademark of KaVo Corporation.
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The handpiece is provided in a non-sterile condition. Sterilize prior to first use. CONTRAINDICATIONS: • Midwest turbines should not be rebuilt. Replacing bearings only could result in Do not use this handpiece within the oral cavity when a soft unexpected failure and patient injury due to different wear factors of new vs.
Air Requirements Installation The handpiece delivers designed speed and torque when oper- Checking Handpiece Hose ated with clean, filtered, moisture-free air at the recommended operating pressure of 42 p.s.i. (2.9 Atm.). Air pressure Make sure all tubing supplying the handpiece hose is properly should be measured at the handpiece end of the hose while the connected within the dental unit.
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Water Spray Requirements The Midwest Stylus uses delivery unit chip air to deliver fine mist water spray. The recommended operating pressure for chip air is 25 p.s.i. and water is 12 p.s.i. If you get a stream of water instead of a fine mist, just increase the chip air or “coolant air”...
Once a week or as needed, gently rub an tinued trouble-free operation of your Stylus handpiece. alcohol-soaked cotton swab against both ends of the fiber IMPORTANT: Use Midwest ® Plus™ Aerosol Spray as optic element to remove debris.
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Lubricate and Expel — Using one second. Midwest Plus™ Aerosol Spray 1. While holding a can of Midwest Plus™ Aerosol Spray upright, insert MULTIflex® nozzle fully into handpiece (without a bur). Cover head of handpiece with Midwest Spray Guard or paper towel.
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Cleaning Water Spray Holes Bag and Autoclave Run the cleaning wire (supplied with your handpiece) back and forth in the four outer water spray holes and in the four inner Insert handpiece (without a bur) into sterilization bag and load air spray holes to loosen and remove mineral build-up at into autoclave.
To operate the handpiece, simply depress the foot handpiece noise or vibration. control on your dental unit. Note: The Midwest Stylus uses 7. If bur moves forward greater than 1 mm while delivery unit chip air to deliver fine mist water spray. If you get operating handpiece.
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Installing and Removing Burs WARNING: Use of cutting instruments over .906 inches (23 mm) in length could possibly result in handpiece failure or To install a bur: Insert the bur into the handpiece until you personal injury due to bur ejection or inadequate cooling. meet resistance.
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Dealer name and address ™ Midwest Air Repair Service Nature of repair Should your Midwest Stylus High Speed Handpiece need repair, call 1-800-800-7202 to schedule a free pick-up: Air Repair offers: • Repairs DOOR TO DOOR ROUNDTRIP IN Send to:...
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Parts Parts Midwest Plus Aerosol Spray Midwest Spray Guards 500 ml. Cleaner/Lubricant 380080 Box of 100 380150 Midwest Handpiece Air Station Cleaning Wire includes box of 12 FREE Spray Guards 380800 for all Midwest Stylus Handpieces 464197...
— provided that the handpiece has been operated and maintained as prescribed in these instructions (at the discre- Your Midwest Stylus™ Handpiece is guaranteed to be free of tion of DENTSPLY Professional) and has not been subjected to defects in materials and workmanship for a period of eighteen apparent misuse, abuse or accident.
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Contact your DENTSPLY Representative Handpiece Infection Control and European Union Representative: Canada: Maintenance Information DENTSPLY DeTrey GmbH DENTSPLY Canada Information on your Midwest Repair De-Trey StraBe 1 161 Vinyl Court D-78467 Konstanz - Germany Woodbridge, Ontario L4L4A3 Handpiece Problem Solving Phone: 1-800-800-7202...
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