Lumens

English translation: "canals / tubes" within the handpiece

18:46 Sep 14, 2006

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / handpieces

English term or phrase: Lumens

A filter system has been developed to protect the ****lumens*** from potential debris thereby increasing the longevity of the handpieces

About a washer and disinfecter who can handle dental handpieces.

Any idea about what "lumens" means in this context?

Thanks in advance for your help

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Selected answer:"canals / tubes" within the handpiece

Explanation:
Here, the lumens are the "canals" or "tubes" for water or air within the proper handpiece. I.e., if the dentist uses a drill or bur to remove material from a tooth, a jet of water (flowing through and out of the handpiece) serves to remove the debris from the area being treated. In your text, the issue might be the difficulty involved in sterilizing these very narrow lumens.

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Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Local time: 09:22

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space inside a tube

Angela Dickson (X)

"canals / tubes" within the handpiece

Susanne Rindlisbacher

as partes internas

Clauwolf

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5 mins confidence:

lumens as partes internas

Explanation:
:) Lúmen é o interior de um órgão

Clauwolf
Local time: 05:22
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

lumens space inside a tube

Explanation:
it's unclear what kind of device this is, but generally a lumen is the space contained by the internal surface of a tube, e.g. a blood vessel but could certainly also be a piece of rubber tubing or perhaps the inside of a (partially) tubular metal instrument.

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apparently 'lumina' is also used as the plural of 'lumen' but I've only heard 'lumens'. My Fr>En dictionary has 'lumen' as the French name for this too.

Angela Dickson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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lumens

"canals / tubes" within the handpiece

Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Local time: 09:22
Specializes in field
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German
PRO pts in category: 4

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