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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8186997 | Method for cleaning the oral cavity A method of cleaning an oral cavity, the method including positioning a device suitable for detecting and removing plaque from a surface of the oral cavity within the oral cavity, cleaning and irradiating the surface of a tooth in the oral cavity, the tooth having a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8172570 | Mouthpiece devices and methods to allow UV whitening of teeth A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the root surfaces of the frontal upper and lower teeth of the wearer. A rai... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8142188 | Light curing device/base station combination The invention relates to a light curing device/base station combination, comprising a heat absorbing element, which is in particular metallic, and which is in thermally conducting connection with a heat source, in particular a light source, and in particular compris... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113831 | Hand-held light curing device The present Invention relates to a hand-held light curing device (10), in particular for the dental sector, with a base station (30) or a rest, on which the light curing device (10) having a light source (10) is supported. A sensor (40... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113830 | Curing light instrument An instrument for curing light-curable compounds that includes at least one light-emitting element operable for emitting light in a band of wavelengths and is capable of curing a light-curable compound. A control circuit controls the operation of the light-emitting ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8092216 | Handset and optical tip for photosynthesis A handset includes a high power LED and a vibrator. An optical tip includes a stepwise tapered portion for insertion into a root canal. The optical tip is used in combination with the vibrator for distributing a photosynthesizer in a root canal. The optical tip is u... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075308 | Intra-oral camera for diagnostic and cosmetic imaging An apparatus for obtaining images of a tooth comprises at least one image sensor disposed along an optical axis to take polarized reflectance image and fluorescence image, at least one broadband illumination apparatus for reflectance imaging, and a narrow-band ultra... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8038439 | Medical handpiece with a lighting device There is disclosed a medical handpiece, in particular a dental handpiece, having a lighting device which includes at least one optical semiconductor element, whereby the at least one optical semiconductor element is arranged at least partially in the interior of the... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033825 | Fluid and pulsed energy output system A fluid conditioning system is adapted to condition the fluid used in medical and dental cutting, irrigating, evacuating, cleaning, and drilling operations. The fluid may be conditioned by adding flavors, antiseptics and/or tooth whitening agents such as peroxide, m... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029278 | Intra-oral whitening device An intra-oral whitening device that has a mouthpiece in which is embedded a flexible circuit board and arrays of spaced apart lamps. The mouthpiece has a curvature. The lamps may be light emitting diodes that generate electromagnetic radiation, preferably in the whi... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025502 | Light guide for dentistry applications The present invention relates to a light guide for a lamp for dentistry procedures. The light guide provides an optical channel between a light source and a dental substrate. The light guide may be a one-patient use light guide including a recording medium to record... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021148 | Intraoral light-emitting device The present invention relates to methods, systems, kits and devices that emit light to the oral cavity. The device includes a light source; a power source in electrical communication with the light source; and a bite actuated switch in electrical communication with ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011923 | Method for operating a laser system for bleaching teeth In a method for operating a laser system for bleaching teeth, a water-containing bleaching agent applied onto teeth is heated by a laser beam, wherein the laser beam has a wavelength in a range of 2.6 μm, inclusive, to 3.1 μm, inclusive, or in a range of 9.0 μm, ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002544 | Fluid controllable laser endodontic cleaning and disinfecting system An endodontic probe is used to perform disinfection procedures on target tissues within root canal passages and tubules. The endodontic probe can include an electromagnetic radiation emitting fiber optic tip having a distal end and a radiation emitting region dispos... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7976307 | Light curing device The invention relates to a light curing device (10) having a light source (14), which is mounted such that it is thermally conductively connected to a heat sink (12), with electrical components which are fitted to a printed circuit board. The co... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7955076 | Carious tooth detection device A dental caries detecting system 1 according to the invention includes an ultraviolet irradiation device 2, a fluorescence receiving device 3 that receives fluorescence from a tooth based on ultraviolet irradiation from the ultraviolet irradiati... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7946846 | Dental imaging instrument having air stream auxiliary A dental instrument and method for imaging the three-dimensional topography of one or more teeth in the oral cavity of an individual is provided. The instrument includes a probe insertable into the oral cavity to receive the image of these surfaces which can then be... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942667 | Electromagnetic radiation emitting toothbrush and dentifrice system A device includes a handle coupled with an activated textured surface that can be implemented using a repetitive movement mechanism and a treatment energy source, such as an electromagnetic radiation source. The handle may be used to provide detection, treatment and... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938643 | Use of integrating sphere technology to provide uniform, high-intensity light, and wavelength mixing from light emitting diodes An illumination device including an integrating sphere and at least one light source. The integrating sphere is hollow and houses the at least one light source in it. The light source can be manipulated between a first configuration and a second configuration. The i... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7862335 | System and method for detection of dental tartar A dental tartar detection system (10), especially for detection of subgingival tartar (S), comprises a probe (12) adapted to be displaced along a tooth (T), an illumination system (14) for illuminating with an incident light a region on the toot... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857619 | LED curing light having fresnel lenses Disclosed is a LED curing light device for curing of photo-polymerization materials. The device has a plurality of LED sources and a plurality of Fresnel lenses. The LED source is powered and controlled by a drive board and batteries providing high power curing ligh... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857621 | Dental handgrip A dental handgrip for delivering filling compound into a tooth cavity is described, the handgrip being provided with a connection device to which a container for the filling compound can be connected. In some embodiments, the handgrip includes a light emission devic... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857620 | Toothbrush with an electric circuit A toothbrush having a circuit for improving oral cavity health, displaying innovative light performance, allowing easy operation and reduced production cost. The toothbrush includes an electronic circuit disposed within a handle of the toothbrush, a power source, a ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7789661 | Light emitting diode light source Light Emitting Diode Light Sources for Dental Curing are disclosed. Some embodiments of the invention include structures such as Light Emitting Diode Array(s), heat sink, heat dissipation, heat pipe, and control circuitry are disclosed. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785103 | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of teeth A method for outputting a closest match of a plurality of electronically stored shade guide values of a dental shade guide system is disclosed. A protective tip including a hole for couples light from a probe to a measurement spot on a dental object. The probe is in... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7766654 | Device and method for determining and controlling the degree of polymerization of polymerizable dental material A device (10) and method for determining and controlling the degree of polymerization of polymerizable dental material (14), which device includes a light and/or heat source (18 or 20), with which the dental material (14) is imping... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748979 | Device, system and method for dental treatment A device and system for use in a root canal treatment, the device having a probe member and a handpiece for holding the elongate probe member, the probe member having an elongate distal portion capable of being accommodated in a root canal, said probe member compris... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717709 | Contact cap for dental tooth measuring apparatus and measuring method using dental tooth measuring apparatus A contact cap is attached to a top cover of a camera of a dental tooth measuring apparatus, and when shooting, positioning of the tooth to be measured is performed with a bite section being slightly bitten by both of adjacent teeth sandwiching the tooth to be measur... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7677888 | Combination placement tool and light A combination placement tool and light device (10, 50) is disclosed which allows the dentist or surgeon to hold a dental appliance with a vacuum supplied to a flexible skirt (18, 90), position the dental appliance, and then tack the dental appliance in... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7645137 | Method and apparatus for bleaching teeth A method and apparatus for whitening teeth which allow the user to undergo dental bleaching with the mouth closed and without protruding instruments, trays or electrical wires and the like. The apparatus includes a support structure and a dental whitening compositio... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7607917 | Cheek and lip retractor A cheek and lip retractor is defined by a supporting member supporting a pair of retracting elements to be inserted at least partially in a patient's mouth, with a light source housed in the supporting member. An optical device for the transmission of the light emit... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597554 | Device for unilateral or bilateral illumination of oral cavity A device is disclosed to unilaterally or bilaterally illuminate the oral cavity that is useful for commercial cheek retractors. The present invention also discloses a bite block designed to implement the device for lateral illumination of the oral cavity. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7572124 | Apparatus for simultaneous illumination of teeth An arrangement, for use in whitening a patient's teeth includes an arched surface and an array of light-generating devices, for example, light emitting diodes positioned on the arched surface. The light-generating devices are arranged to form a relatively uniform fi... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7534104 | Adapter for light emitting apparatus used in the medical field An adapter for a handpiece system , especially for use in conjunction with medical and dental light emitting apparatus for the transmission of light to cure photo-polymerisable materials. A device, preferably in the form of an adapter, enables the user to correctly ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7494338 | 3D dental scanner Systems and methods for optically imaging a dental structure within an oral cavity by moving one or more image apertures on an arm coupled to a fixed coordinate reference frame external to the oral cavity; determining the position of the one or more image apertures ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7470124 | Instrument for delivery of optical energy to the dental root canal system for hidden bacterial and live biofilm thermolysis A system and process for thermolytic eradication of bacteria and biofilm in the root canal of a human tooth involve an elongated and flexible optical probe and a laser oscillator that provides the probe with low infrared energy. The optical probe is sufficiently lon... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7467946 | Electromagnetic radiation emitting toothbrush and dentifrice system A device includes a handle coupled with an activated textured surface that can be implemented using a repetitive movement mechanism and a treatment energy source, such as an electromagnetic radiation source. The handle may be used to provide detection, treatment and... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7411200 | U.V. sterilizer for dental handpiece Disclosed herein is a sterilizer used at dental clinics to sterilize handpieces by the irradiation of ultraviolet rays. When inserting a contaminated handpiece into a sterilizer, an ultraviolet barrier is opened confirming the approach of the handpiece by a sensor. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410283 | Dental light guide The present invention is a device that attaches to a light source to transmit and distribute light energy to the surface or internal chamber of a tooth for the purpose of photo-initiation of light curing resins and dental tooth whitening. More particularly, the inve... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399181 | Surface mapping and generating devices and methods for surface mapping and surface generation A surface mapping and generating device which has devices for the process and/or cost optimization, in particular raw material recovery devices, an automatic control of the intensity of a used laser light, devices for carrying out a calibrating procedure by evaluati... | 07/15/2008 |
