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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922486 | Capsule for storage, mixing and dispensing materials A capsule for storage, mixing, and dispensing of dental material, including an indicator for indicating proper activation of the capsule. The indicator may indicate that a minimum required displacement of an applicator member or of an activator member, or both, has ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7766656 | Dental delivery device A single use cartridge 10 is disclosed for dispensing a medicament or other substance for dental, medical, or veterinarian applications. A motive fluid can contact the medicament to mix and dispense from reservoir 12, or the motive fluid can act on a p... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7748980 | Dispenser for dental compositions The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing specifically metered doses of at least two flowable dental materials in desired ratios to one another. In particular, the present invention allows for controlled metering and dispensing of two or more flowa... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7597556 | Dental composite delivery system and method A tabbed carrier for a dental restoration composite and a pre-packaged unit of composite for performing an aesthetic restoration. The unit is mounted on a polymeric film carrier material and is covered and sealed with the same or otherwise suitable covering film. Th... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7530808 | Binary dental bleaching using switch-closable double barrel syringe The present invention is a switch-closeable double barrel syringe and methods for bleaching teeth using it. The syringe comprises two separately contained barrels, each containing one component of a dental bleach, and a rotatable tip with orifices to match, when ope... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7448868 | Tool holder for flexibly-deformable tool The invention relates to a tool holder (1) which is intended to receive a flexibly-deformable tool (12), such as an injection needle or a cutting tool. The operating direction (15) of the tool is not parallel to the axis (14) of the tool ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422012 | Apparatus and method for controlling unpleasant human breath odor A method of controlling unpleasant human breath odor. The method includes the steps of: providing a breath treatment unit that is configured to be hand-holdable by a user; through the hand-holdable breath treatment unit, directing into the user's mouth a quantity of... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7320596 | Cartridge for viscuos dental material The invention provides a method of extruding dental material from a capsule-like cartridge, by providing a capsule-like cartridge having an elongated body and a nozzle. The elongated body has an inner chamber wall enclosing dental material. The nozzle has an inner c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7290543 | Fluid product dispensing device A fluid dispenser device having a body (1), a fluid reservoir (3) containing two half-doses, a dispensing mechanism that dispenses a half-dose of fluid upon actuation, and an energy accumulation mechanism (50, 51, 55) that accumulates energy in ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7261559 | Syringe delivery system for dispensing a dental composite or other highly viscous material A syringe delivery system for dispensing a highly viscous material through a syringe delivery opening. The system includes a syringe barrel having a delivery opening, a plunger including a threaded shaft that threadably engages the syringe barrel for selectively dis... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7204256 | Packaging device for a product including a detachable applicator A packaging device for a product, preferably a make-up product, including a support generally planar in shape and in the form of a plate having two faces. The support includes at least one cavity having a depth less than or equal to the thickness of the plate, with ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198623 | Fiber-coated dental infusor systems and methods of use A method for controlling bleeding during dental procedures using a medicament delivery system having a medicament under pressure and a hollow cannula having a fiber coated distal delivery end through which the medicament is dispensed, includes: (i) applying under hy... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179085 | Apparatus for dispensing dental solutions An apparatus for dispensing a dental solution is disclosed and includes a dispensing nozzle adapted for attachment to a syringe. The dispensing nozzle has a curved applicator tip with a securely mounted brush that extends beyond the applicator tip to aid in placemen... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172338 | Stirring mixer for dental impression material A stirring mixer for a dental impression material to decrease bubbles to be generated in a mixed dental impression material and the material to be left in a tubular main body, the mixer has a tubular main body wherein a discharging portion is provided following the ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163397 | Apparatus for applying material for selectively modifying the optical properties of metabolically different cells An apparatus for applying a viscous modification material includes a material source of the modification material and a needle connected to the source. A material for selectively modifying the optical properties of cells comprises a basic material and a modification... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160108 | All-in-one prophy angle The all-in-one prophy angle for cleaning teeth contains a self dispensing solid core prophy polish which allows the operator to perform an entire prophylaxis of the teeth with the efficiency of not having to remove the handpiece from the mouth, further, cross contam... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147468 | Hand held oral irrigator According to one broad aspect of one embodiment of the present invention, disclosed herein is a hand held oral irrigation device having a tip for dispensing fluids. In one example, an oral irrigation device includes a body portion, and a reservoir for storing fluids... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144316 | Auger device for an auger device for a nozzle of a sausage-making machine An auger device for a nozzle of a sausage-making machine has a body with a top, a proximal end and a distal end, an inlet, an outlet, an elongated auger, a mounting ring and a casing holder. The inlet is formed on the top of the body. The outlet is formed on the dis... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141616 | Radically curable urethane prepolymers and their use in dental materials The invention relates to urethane prepolymers, obtainable by reaction of: (A) 15 to 85 wt.-% of one or more α,ω-terminated poly(meth)acrylate diols, (B) 0 to 30 wt.-% of one or more radically curable, polyhydroxy... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128899 | Bleaching device comprising a barrier layer and a bleaching composition comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone A dental bleaching composition comprises a dental bleaching agent and a polyvinylpyrrolidone thickening agent. The bleaching composition may include water, flavoring agents, a basic substance and desensitizing agents, as desired. Polyvinylpyrrolidone avoids acid etc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112062 | Dental material storage and delivery system and method A dental material delivery system includes an applicator having a proximal segment, a median bending segment and a tip; an elongated handle; and a cap. The proximal segment of the applicator is nonremovably frictionally mounted within a proximal bore section of the ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108509 | Device for pushing away a dental element, and method for filling dental elements Device for pushing away an enclosure arranged around a dental element. When filling dental elements, it is important that adjacent dental elements should come into contact with one another at a defined location. To this end, the invention proposes a tool for pushing... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086862 | Tooth bleaching process A system and method for tooth bleaching are disclosed wherein a patient's mouth is prepped for tooth bleaching treatment, a light activated tooth bleaching composition is applied on a tooth surface to be bleached, a lamp assembly is placed in position to activate th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7080980 | Dental hygiene device A dental hygiene system provided with interchangeable dental heads permits power-enhanced brushing and concurrent fluid irrigation to optimize a user's personal dental hygiene efforts. The system has a handle assembly with an irrigation nozzle in close proximity to ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059329 | Knee brace providing dynamic tracking of the patello-femoral joint A knee brace is provided having upper and lower arms and a hinge assembly positionable about the knee to one side of the patella. The hinge assembly has a hinge pivot and a tension strap lever. The upper and lower arms and tension strap lever are each rotatable abou... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044671 | Applicator for cleaning teeth A disposable teeth cleaning applicator device. An elongated tubular shaft member has an applicator tip member at one end and a toothpick device at the other end. A liquid dental material is positioned inside the tubular shaft member and, once released, is squeezed o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040893 | Fiber-covered dental delivery instruments A dental delivery tool sized and configured to deliver a dental composition into a dental preparation includes: (A) a hollow body configured to deliver a dental composition therefrom; and (B) a plurality of fibers coupled to at least a portion of the hollow body. A ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037289 | Apparatus and methods for dispensing an adhesive tissue sealant The present invention provides an improved dispenser suitable for quickly and easily setting up and dispensing multi-part tissue sealants or other multi-part compositions requiring separation of the components until just prior to application on the tissue surface. T... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018622 | Structures and compositions increasing the stability of peroxide actives A peroxide product is provided. The peroxide product includes a package having a headspace, a substrate disposed within the package, and a thin layer of a composition having a peroxide active and a polyol, wherein the thin layer is disposed adjacent the substrate. T... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014462 | Method and instrument for introducing a dental synthetic resin into a tooth cavity A method and a device for introducing a dental filling material with a synthetic resin base into a tooth cavity. The filling material has a viscosity which is lowered under the action of vibrations, such as when subjected to ultrasound. The device subjects the filli... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008222 | Root canal plugging apparatus for dental work A root canal plugging apparatus for dental work is provided. The apparatus includes a pen tip for compacting a filler material in a root canal, a pen for holding the pen tip, a tapered needle for injecting the filler material into the root canal, and a gun for holdi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001181 | Applicator system for dental posts and anchors and use of said applicator system The invention relates to an applicator system (1) for application of a prefabricated reinforced composite post or anchor in its non-cured form into a dentinal canal (3). The invention is characterized in that the applicator system (1) comprises ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981868 | Dental filling instrument and attachment therefor A dental injecting apparatus for injecting a dental filler and a dental tool attached to such a dental injecting apparatus. The apparatus includes: an injection rod for injecting a dental filler; an injection rod driver for performing a dental filler injecting opera... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6957958 | Unit dose applicator with material chamber An applicator having an applicator end portion and a material end portion. The material end portion forms a container holding a material to be applied with the applicator end portion. Upon separating the material end portion from the handle portion of the applicator... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949240 | Tooth whitening products A tooth whitening product is provided. The tooth whitening product includes a strip of material sized to cover the front surface of one or more teeth and soft tissue adjacent the front surface of the teeth. A thin layer of a tooth whitening composition is disposed o... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948933 | Complex root canal plugging apparatus for dental work A complex root canal plugging apparatus for dental work, with a gun-type injection device and a pen-type vertical spreader connected to a single controller, is disclosed. The spreader consists of a body part, a power transmission part, a chucking part, and a plugger... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939535 | Method and apparatus for preventing tooth decay A method for preventing tooth decay by initially treating the tooth surface with a laser with a coherent or noncoherent light source. This process makes the tooth more resistant to acid and more able to bond fluoride, thus requiring a lower concentration of fluoride... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939134 | Cheek, lip and tongue shield The present invention discloses a cheek, lip and tongue shield comprising a handle having a first and second end, the first end for gripping; a first shield having an anterior end, a posterior end, and an inferior border, the anterior end transitioning from the hand... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929475 | Pre-dosed applicator and applicator system An applicator for applying a material such as a chemical or a medicament. A material to be applied is placed on an absorbent portion of the applicator, such as a flocked end, sponge or foam, brush, or other equivalent absorbent substance. After drying, the material ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918153 | Sonic power toothbrush with multiple containers An oral care system (1) comprising a sonic power toothbrush (2) which comprises a body (3), a brush member (4) mounted on the body (3), a brush head (5) which is supported by the brush member (4) at its end remote fro... | 07/19/2005 |
