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ProDrive Universal High-Speed Dental Drill System

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Render of the ProDrive high-speed dental drill handpiece in brushed metal

An Inside Glimpse Into the Development of ProDrive's Dental Drill

Exploded View of High Speed Drill Components

Background & Design Requirements

ProDrive Systems came to Design 1st with innovative methods to disrupt the traditional high-speed drill and needed help to finalize the design and bring the device to market.

  • Finalize design of a triangular bur shank to replace the friction fit of traditional dental drills
  • Be low-powered and quiet, and meet FCC and Health Canada regulations for dental equipment
  • Can be used with existing dental handpieces
High Tolerance Machined Parts for testing variety of handpieces

Engineering Challenges

By following a rigorous medical development process with prototype and testing, the team overcame several tough technical challenges:

  • Develop test equipment to compare ProDrive dental drill to traditional methods for accuracy, speed and durability
  • Prototype and test the innovative turbine assembly where the chuck locks around the triangular bur
  • Update original design to allow for extending and locking the triangular bur for variable length cutting
Production Turbines were produced for all major handpiece brands

Product Results

The Design 1st team helped ProDrive develop and manufacture a disruptive tool for the dentist industry that delivers superior hand piece performance, accuracy and increased cutting speed, improving the overall experience for both patients and dentists.

  • Developed test equipment to compare in the leading market hand pieces and conducted field tests with dentists across North America
  • Design robust enough to be launched internationally with ambition to be industry standard within five years
  • Won multiple awards for innovative dentistry products, and named a Top 10 Life Sciences Company
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“Design 1st’s considerable design expertise and manufacturing knowledge allowed us to completely outsource our development and their one stop expertise helped us become the leading dental technology company revolutionizing our industry.”

Richard St-Pierre President and CEO, ProDrive Systems

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