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20080227052 | Dose Delivery System - The present invention is directed to a unit dose delivery system for flowable substances. The delivery system or applicator of the present invention allows storage, mixing and well controlled dispensing of multi-material component substances. | 09-18-2008 |
20080233536 | Dental machining device and method for monitoring sealing elements in dental machining devices - The invention relates to dental machining device ( | 09-25-2008 |
20090087813 | BIO-ACTIVATED ORAL CARE INSTRUMENT - An oral care instrument, such as a motorized toothbrush, which activates upon exposure to the oral environment of the user, is described. The electrical conductivity of saliva, optionally mixed with toothpaste and water, may be utilized to complete an electrical circuit that powers a motorized device within the instrument. | 04-02-2009 |
20090142728 | ACTUATORS FOR DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICINAL IMPLANTS - The invention includes an actuator for actuating a device for inserting a medicament within a body cavity of a mammal, the actuator including a handle case having a proximal portion for gripping and a distal portion including means for attaching the actuator to a cartridge for containing medicament, and means for creating a proximal to distal linear motion with respect to the handle case, wherein the cartridge includes a retractable chamber for containing the medicament disposed therein, a substantially stationary member and means for retracting the retractable chamber about the substantially stationary member while maintaining the substantially stationary member in a substantially stationary position. | 06-04-2009 |
20100003636 | MEDICAL HANDPIECE FOR DISPENSING FILLING MATERIAL - Medical handpieces for dispensing filling material are disclosed. Some handpieces comprise a connection device for a filling material container, a vibration unit for the generation and transmission of vibrations to the filling material and a conveying device for conveying filling material from the container. The vibration unit comprises a vibration exciter and a sonotrode, wherein the sonotrode and the connection device are movable relatively to each other for conveying filling material from the filling material container. In addition handpieces are described for dispensing filling material, the vibration unit of which is operable in an automated operating mode for pulsed power output on the filling material. | 01-07-2010 |
20100015567 | Dental Hygiene Tool - A dental hygiene tool particularly adapted for cleaning and treating dental spaces, surfaces and other areas including interproximal surfaces, orthodontic appliances, bridgework, crowns, surgical sites, implants and periodontal pockets and for gently massaging and compressing gingival tissues and to help reduce inflamation and pocket depth, in a single device. The tool comprises a conical, hollow, compressible and expansive tip made of elastomeric material and having a pointed end dimensioned to penetrate interproximal spaces. Rows of pointed spicules of the same material project radially from the outer surface of the tip in progressively diminishing sizes from the base of the conical tip to its apex. The tip is mounted to the distal end of a handle upon a reinforcing prong to limit the collapsibility of the tip, and provide better ability to guide the tip to a desired location. The handle can be made hollow and be connected to a pulsating source of fluid causing the tip to alternately inflate and retract providing a vibrating massage to the contacted areas. Small bores in the tip or spouts on the distal end of the handle can squirt a lubricating, cleansing and/or therapeutic agent loaded liquid. | 01-21-2010 |
20100075276 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR DENTAL ADHESIVE - There is provided a storage container for a dental adhesive that allows a stable dropping operation during use of a dental adhesive and smooth fine dropping work such as strict control of an amount of drops with high reproducibility, and can prevent expansion of an adhesive stored in the storage container caused by a temperature increase. A storage container for a dental adhesive is used, including a cylindrical container portion that can store a liquid such as an adhesive therein, wherein one end surface of the container portion has a discharge port communicating with an outside, the other end surface of the container portion is closed by a bottom wall, and a tail portion is formed protruding from the bottom wall to the side opposite from the discharge port. | 03-25-2010 |
20100105003 | DISPOSABLE DEVICE FOR EJECTING A LIQUID OR PASTY PRODUCT - Device for ejecting a liquid or pasty product, comprising a body ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100136502 | MEDICINAL IMPLANT DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE - The invention includes a device for inserting a medicament within a body cavity of a mammal, and a cartridge for containing the medicament within the device, where the cartridge includes a housing, a retractable chamber for containing medicament disposed within the housing, and a substantially stationary member disposed within the barrel of the retractable chamber, where upon activation of the device, the retractable chamber is retracted about the substantially stationary member, thereby depositing medicament within the body cavity. | 06-03-2010 |
20100143864 | SQUEEZING GUN FOR TWO-PART MEDICAL VISCOUS FLUID - This invention is about squeezing gun for two-part medical viscous fluid that squeezes two different kinds of medical viscous fluid simultaneously that are contained in double cartridge where two tubes are combined in one body and when explained in more detail, this invention is to squeeze simultaneously two kinds of medical viscous fluid that are contained in double cartridge while two horizontal scroll bars are moving horizontally as driving power of driving motor is being reduced when push button of squeezing gun which has the shape of pistol is pressed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100167236 | NON-PRESSURIZED SYSTEM FORE CREATING LIQUID DROPLETS IN A DENTAL CLEANING APPLIANCE - The appliance ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100173262 | Mixing tip for dental materials | 07-08-2010 |
20100183999 | CURABLE DENTAL RETRACTION COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a curable dental retraction composition for reacting gingiva from a prepared tooth structure. The composition comprises an alginate, a di- and/or trivalent ion source, water, a retarder and a filler. | 07-22-2010 |
20100209869 | Bone Substitute Packing Funnel Used In Socket Lift - A bone substitute packing funnel includes a large diameter opening portion having a plane surface area which allows insertion of a spoon on which a bone substitute is placed, a connecting portion connecting a small diameter opening portion and the large diameter opening portion continuously and being formed in such a manner that an inner wall surface is inclined with respect to a line connecting a center portion of the small diameter opening portion and a center portion of the large diameter opening portion, and the small diameter opening portion to be inserted into a hole formed on maxilla of a patient from the side where a dental-implant is to be embedded, the small diameter opening portion introducing the bone substitute being moved from the large diameter opening portion and the connecting portion into the hole, when being inserted into the hole. | 08-19-2010 |
20100209870 | ORAL IRRIGATOR - An oral irrigator has a pump, a discharge nozzle and a pressure control. The pump has a generally constant operating speed and feeds the discharge nozzle. The pressure control is adapted to modify a discharge pressure at the nozzle without a significant change in pump speed. The pressure control modifies a level of fluid flow restriction between the pump and the nozzle. The modification of the level of fluid flow restriction is accomplished by modifying aspects of a fluid flow path extending through the pressure control. The aspects modified include the diameter, length and/or number of direction changes of the fluid flow path. | 08-19-2010 |
20100266981 | VIAL FOR DELIVERING CONTENTS ONTO A SUBSTRATE - Dispenser that dispenses a substance onto a substrate, such as a tooth treatment compound onto teeth, includes a vial including a cavity containing the substance and a projecting portion extending outward from the base. An applicator tip is engaged with the conduit and includes an internal passage communicating with the cavity, and an applicator portion situated forward of the conduit and that includes a plurality of spaced-apart projections at a distal application surface, preferably crenellated fingers. A cap is removably attachable to the vial and when attached, the applicator portion of the applicator tip is accommodated in a cavity of the cap and a sealing stopper extends into the internal passage to thereby seal it. When the cap is removed from the vial and the base is squeezed, the substance is urged out of the cavity through the passage of the applicator tip and onto the projections. | 10-21-2010 |
20100273126 | ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR INTERPROXIMAL CLEANING - The interproximal cleaning appliance includes a housing ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100273127 | PROTECTIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSED GAS INTERPROXIMAL CLEANER - The protective system includes a nozzle portion ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100323321 | PORTABLE TEETH-CLEANSING AND PURGING DEVICE - A portable teeth-cleansing and purging device is disclosed. The device comprises a manual-operated pump, and a ejecting tube module. The manual-operated pump is a reciprocating pump which possesses a body and a pressing rod. The body is in communication externally with a suction tube having a water outlet. The ejecting tube module is a resilient tube having the ends mounted with a connector head and a purging head. The connector head is connected to the outer surrounding of the water outlet, and the purging head is a hollow tubing element. The end of the water outlet is a nozzle. By pressing and releasing of the pressing rod, the manual-operated pump is triggered to deliver a fixed amount of water supply via the water outlet, and as a result of restriction by the nozzle, a pressurized water stream for cleansing the gaps between the teeth is obtained. The device mitigates the requirement of current supply and water source in cleansing teeth. The device is portable and simple in structure. | 12-23-2010 |
20110027750 | DENTAL PACKAGE, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A DENTAL MATERIAL FROM A PACKAGE - A device for providing a dental material, which comprises a compartment formed by first and second interconnected layers, and a well adjacent the compartment in the first layer. The second layer partially overlaps the well. The device helps the dental material to be used in a convenient manner, and may be relatively inexpensive to manufacture. | 02-03-2011 |
20110076640 | ORALLY IMPLANTABLE INTRAOSSEOUS PORT - An apparatus for intrasosseous injection of medication to the medullary cavity of a jawbone and for the extraction of medullary bone contents is disclosed. It comprises an implant housing component, a drill bit component and a seal plug component. The implant housing component is implanted into the cortical bone of the mandible. The drill bit component produces a hole within the mandible that initiates the implanting of the implant housing component. The seal plug component that is removably attached to the distal end of the implant housing component allows for repeated access of a hypodermic needle into the mandible. | 03-31-2011 |
20110117518 | APPLICATOR TIP - Methods and devices for delivering precise metered amounts of dental material during a dental procedure. The invention provides devices and methods for restricting the delivery area of the exit of a dental compule or capsule, thereby providing a specific amount of dental material. The devices include applicator tips having a smaller fluid exit than that of the compule or capsule that can be mated externally with a dental compule or capsule to reduce the amount of instant dental material being delivered from the capsule or compule. | 05-19-2011 |
20110143310 | Lorentz-Force Actuated Cleaning Device - A method of surface treatment includes sensing a surface condition and controlling ejection of a fluid jet against the surface to treat the surface based on the sensed condition. The fluid may be a liquid and may be carried in a self-contained reservoir in a handle of a fluid ejection device. The liquid can be a cleansing solution and may contain cleaning particles. The ejection can be controlled to clean a part of the surface at high pressure and to reduce pressure applied to another part of the surface, for example, to clean the surface. The method may further include automatically scanning the fluid jet relative to a handle of an injection device. In an embodiment, the fluid is ejected by means of a fluid ejector comprising a stationary magnet assembly providing a magnetic field and a coil assembly, slidably disposed with respect to the magnet assembly, the coil assembly driving ejection of the fluid jet. Sensing the surface condition can include measuring a response of the surface to a mechanical perturbation and may include sensing an acoustic signal reflected from the surface. The mechanical perturbation can include applied force and the measured response can include deformation of the surface. The method may further include mechanically disturbing the surface with the fluid jet. A surface treatment device includes a fluid ejector that ejects fluid against a surface and a servo controller controlling pressure of ejected fluid in response to a sensed surface condition. The fluid jet can have a diameter of less than 500 microns, a peak relative pressure of at least 1 kilopascal and velocity of at least 1 meter per second. | 06-16-2011 |
20110250558 | DUAL-CURING, MULTI-COMPONENT DENTAL COMPOSITION - A dual-curing, multi-component dental composition is described. The dental composition can include:
| 10-13-2011 |
20120021375 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYZING FLUID SAMPLES FROM THE ORAL CAVITY - Devices for collecting a fluid sample from the oral cavity, the device including a mouthpiece that includes a chamber, the chamber including front and rear inner walls; and means for collecting the fluid sample from the oral cavity; and methods of collecting and analyzing samples of fluid from the oral cavity, including the steps of placing the device in the oral cavity, collecting the fluid sample and conducting an analysis of the fluid sample. | 01-26-2012 |
20120040307 | DENTAL WHITENING DEVICE COMPOSITION - A dental whitening device includes a pair of flexible foil sheets of substantially identical structure superimposed over one another and permanently fastened together to define there between an internal region for confining a dental whitening composition and an outlet to the internal region from which to express the dental whitening composition; and an applicator, the applicator includes a pair of arcuately spreadable wings for spreading the dental whitening composition over a surface. The dental whitening composition comprises a hydrogen peroxide source; a carrier exhibiting a viscosity of about 40,000 cps to about 60,000 cps; and, optionally an additive such as thickeners, buffering compounds, chelating agents, surfactants, flavorants and artificial sweeteners. | 02-16-2012 |
20120040308 | HAND-HELD TEETH TREATMENT DEVICE - The present invention provides a hand-held teeth treatment device | 02-16-2012 |
20120077146 | ORAL CARE INSTRUMENT INCLUDING AN ORAL CARE AGENT - An oral care instrument includes at least one oral care agent. In one embodiment, the oral care agent can be provided on one or more surfaces of the oral care instrument or included within cavities within the head or in one or more surfaces of a head. In other embodiment, the oral care agent can be provided in or on a thin slab subsequently bonded onto a surface, or applied as a stable coating. The oral care instrument can also be provided with a wear indicator. The oral care agents can be released during one use, during multiple uses, or throughout the life of the instrument. Water, oral secretions and/or chemicals within the mouth can activate the oral care agents. | 03-29-2012 |
20120082954 | Composition Comprising a Monomer with a Polyalicyclic Structure Element for Filling and/or Sealing a Root Canal - A curable dental composition comprising a monomer with a polyalicyclic structure element that can be used for filling and/or sealing of a root canal is described. Also described is a composition useful as a dental material and a method for preparing such a composition. New polymerizable monomers comprising at least one polyalicyclic structure element and certain ethylenic structure elements, which are particularly suitable for use in a dental composition, and the use of the new monomers in a dental composition are also described. | 04-05-2012 |
20120094251 | Hand Apparatus, In Particular For Dental Purposes, For Dispensing a Pasty Filler Mass - The invention concerns a hand apparatus ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120107765 | ATOMIZED LIQUID ORAL CLEANING APPLIANCE - The oral cleaning appliance includes an assembly for generating low-pressure bursts of gas in the range of 2-7 bar, directed to a mixing chamber portion of the appliance. A pump provides successive doses of liquid to the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber includes an outlet for liquid droplets produced by the interaction of the gas and the liquid in the mixing chamber. The gas inlet line to the mixing chamber has an internal diameter in the range of 1-5 mm. The center line of the gas inlet line is offset from the center line of the liquid droplet outlet line by a distance in the range of 1-5 mm. | 05-03-2012 |
20120189976 | ORAL CARE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A system and device for providing a beneficial effect to the oral cavity of a mammal, the system including means for directing a fluid effective to provide the beneficial effect onto a plurality of surfaces of the oral cavity; and the hand-held device, the hand-held device being suitable for providing the fluid to the directing means, and including means for providing reciprocation of the fluid, means for controlling the reciprocation of the fluids, means for conveying the fluid through the device system, a reservoir for containing the fluid, a power source and a linear motor. | 07-26-2012 |
20120231412 | ORAL APPLIANCE FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT - An oral treatment apparatus is provided. A dental mount for mounting on teeth within a mouth is provided. A compartment is connected to and supported by the dental mount. A fluid absorbent substrate is within the compartment. The compartment may be formed by a permeable membrane. The compartment may be detachably connected to the dental mount. | 09-13-2012 |
20120258420 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR A DENTAL MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF FILLING THE DEVICE - A dispensing device for a dental material, comprises a container that has a passageway with a front opening for releasing the dental material, and a rear opening. The device has a first fill opening in the passageway arranged between the rear opening and the front opening. The device further has a second fill opening. The device is adapted to receive a piston in the passageway which is movable between the rear opening and the front opening. | 10-11-2012 |
20120270178 | GUIDANCE ASSEMBLY TIP FOR A LIQUID DROPLET SPRAY TEETH CLEAING APPLIANCE - The guidance assembly is used for precise cleaning of interproximal spaces of teeth. The guidance assembly includes a base portion ( | 10-25-2012 |
20120295220 | Oral Irrigator with Hand Conforming Housing - An oral irrigator has a pump, a discharge nozzle and a pressure control. The pump has a generally constant operating speed and feeds the discharge nozzle. The pressure control is adapted to modify a discharge pressure at the nozzle without a significant change in pump speed. The pressure control modifies a level of fluid flow restriction between the pump and the nozzle. The modification of the level of fluid flow restriction is accomplished by modifying aspects of a fluid flow path extending through the pressure control. The aspects modified include the diameter, length and/or number of direction changes of the fluid flow path. | 11-22-2012 |
20130177869 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING COMBINED BURSTS OF AIR AND WATER FOR CLEANING TEETH - The apparatus includes a motor ( | 07-11-2013 |
20130236851 | ORAL CARE DEVICE - A device for directing a fluid onto a plurality of surfaces of the oral cavity, the device including a chamber for maintaining the fluid proximate the surfaces, where the chamber is defined by front, rear and base inner walls of the device and the front and rear inner walls each include a plurality of openings, the devices further including a first manifold a second manifold, a third manifold, and a fourth manifold, a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port; and means for providing an effective seal of the device within the oral cavity. | 09-12-2013 |
20130295520 | FULL-VOLTAGE DENTAL WATER JET - A full-voltage dental water jet of the invention includes a base, a pump, a suspension stand, a reservoir and a microcomputer control system. The base has a lower case and an upper case. The pump disposed in the lower case has an inlet and an outlet. The suspension stand having at least three engaging portions, a heat dissipating aluminum plate, a first standing portion and a second standing portion is disposed between the pump and the lower case. The reservoir is disposed above the base. The microcomputer control system is disposed in the upper case. The microcomputer control system has the function of adapting the dental water jet to the universal input voltage. In addition, the suspension stand made of the silica gel material reduces the operation noise and the vibration of the pump. | 11-07-2013 |
20130330687 | INTERFACE STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID/AIR BURST DENTAL CLEANING APPLIANCE - The power dental appliance includes a handle/receiver assembly ( | 12-12-2013 |
20140093839 | MEDICINAL IMPLANT DEVICE AND CARTRIDGE - The invention includes a device for inserting a medicament within a body cavity of a mammal, and a cartridge for containing the medicament within the device, where the cartridge includes a housing, a retractable chamber for containing medicament disposed within the housing, and a substantially stationary member disposed within the barrel of the retractable chamber, where upon activation of the device, the retractable chamber is retracted about the substantially stationary member, thereby depositing medicament within the body cavity. | 04-03-2014 |
20140106298 | Clinical Dispenser and Applicator - The present invention relates to a clinical dispenser and applicator and, more particularly, to a clinical dispenser and applicator that is structured to hold and dispense a micro amount (one to several drops) of liquids/solvents in a clinical setting. | 04-17-2014 |
20140154640 | DENTAL HYGIENE DEVICE - A dental hygiene device includes a reservoir for storing fluid. The reservoir includes an inlet and an outlet. The dental hygiene device includes a pump having a piston driven by a motor. The pump is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The piston has a forward stroke and a backward stroke for providing a pulsating fluid flow through the outlet of the reservoir. The dental hygiene device includes a transmission connecting the pump and the motor and means to provide intermittent pauses in the pulsating fluid flow. | 06-05-2014 |
20140212835 | In-situ Tooth Filling System and Method Utilizing External Curing Step - An In-situ Tooth Filling System and Method Utilizing External Curing Step. The method and system utilizes the heat-/light-/vacuum-curing process normally available only in a dental laboratory. Like the conventional dental prosthetic production process, the filling is attached to the tooth void utilizing curable cement. Unlike the conventional (indirect) method, however, the instant method is completed totally within a single appointment in the dentist's office. The system utilizes fill stems that are made from curable filling material. These stems will become a part of the filling when the filling is cured. The filling is partially cured and then removed from the tooth for final curing in a vacuum oven that heat- and/or light-cures the filling. | 07-31-2014 |
20140248578 | Dispensing Container for Dental Compound - The invention relates to a dispensing container for a dental compound. The dispensing container comprises a chamber ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140248579 | NON-PRESSURIZED SYSTEM FOR CREATING LIQUID DROPLETS IN A DENTAL CLEANING APPLIANCE - The appliance ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140329198 | FULL FLOW DISPOSABLE SYRINGE TIP AND CONNECTOR - Syringe tips for use with dental syringes, connectors for connecting syringe tips to a dental syringe, and combinations thereof are described. In one embodiment, a syringe tip has an elastic inner tube with a flexible proximal portion extending proximally beyond a shoulder of an outer tube. An elongate fluid passageway extending from an entrance at the proximal end of the inner tube's flexible proximal portion to an exit at the distal end of the inner tube. The outer tube defines at least a portion of at least one additional elongate fluid passageway. In another embodiment, a syringe tip as described above is provided in combination with a connector that includes a tubular shaped portion adapted to be received within the fluid passageway of the inner tube and wherein the distal end of the tubular shaped member includes fingers adapted to radially expand the inner tube over the tubular shaped member. | 11-06-2014 |
20140342309 | CANNULA AND ADAPTER FOR MULTIFUNCTION SYRINGE - A cannula for a multifunction dental syringe includes a fastener bushing that is defined by a circular opening, an end wall, and a side wall comprising a circular cylinder. The cannula also includes at least two channels enabling fluids to be conveyed separately or together from the end wall to fluid projection orifices, and beginning in the end wall beside each other. The cannula is arranged so that the circular cylinder presents a cutout in the thickness of its wall. The cutout comprises, going from the opening, at least one segment extending in a direction other than the axial direction of the cylinder; followed by a longitudinal segment extending towards the end wall. | 11-20-2014 |
20150017602 | Regulated periodontal dispensing apparatus and multiple dose applicator with a semilunar valve. - The present invention is a hand-held device for dispensing multiple controlled dosage of powered material having a main body, a cavity in the main body constructed and arranged to be operatively associated with an actuator for dispensing a medicament, an actuator constructed and arranged for dispensing said medicament from said cavity through a delivery device, and a tip attached to said second end of said main body, wherein said tip is constructed and arranged at a fixed angle relative to said main body to facilitate periodontal delivery of a medicament. | 01-15-2015 |
20150037752 | SYRINGE FOR INJECTING SOLID GRANULAR MATERIAL - A syringe for injecting solid, hard and rough granular material includes: a longitudinal injection chamber having constant section and an internal diameter of less than 4.5 mm, having a distal outlet mouth for the flow out of the material, whose surface is the same as the injection chamber, and a proximal mouth, in which granular material is inserted; a plunger sealedly mobile along the injection chamber, joined to a stem which enters the injection chamber through the proximal mouth, the plunger having: a transversal section which sealingly couples with the surface of the injection chamber, and having an operative surface, facing towards the distal mouth of the injection chamber; and a body projecting longitudinally internally of the injection chamber, fixed substantially axially to the operating surface of the plunger, having a diameter that is less than 70% of that of the injection chamber and a length greater than 6 mm. | 02-05-2015 |
20150050615 | Applicator Tip - Methods and devices for delivering precise metered amounts of dental material during a dental procedure. The invention provides devices and methods for restricting the delivery area of the exit of a dental compule or capsule, thereby providing a specific amount of dental material. The devices include applicator tips having a smaller fluid exit than that of the compule or capsule that can be mated externally wlth a dental compule or capsule to reduce the amount of instant dental material being delivered from the capsule or compule. | 02-19-2015 |
20150111170 | Tooth and Bone Restoration Via Plasma Deposition - Aspects described herein pertain to restoring damaged portions of tooth or bone using plasma mediated deposition. In an embodiment, a biocompatible carrier gas is ionized to form a biocompatible atmospheric plasma stream. Restoration material, such as nano-scale powdered hydroxyapatite, is introduced into the plasma stream, which is then applied to a damaged portion of a bone or tooth. The restoration material is deposited on the damaged portion of the bone or tooth, thus restoring a shape and mechanical integrity of the bone or tooth. | 04-23-2015 |
20150289957 | DOUBLE ACTING PULSATING TIP JET - With a device and a method of treatment of gums and teeth, two pulsating fluid jets are directed to two opposite sides of a gum or teeth and can include two pulsating jets of a carbonated fluid. | 10-15-2015 |
20150335397 | Syringe - The invention relates to a syringe, in particular for dispensing flowable dental materials, comprising a syringe housing, at least two storage chambers ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150374459 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CARTRIDGE FOR CONTAINING AND METERABLY DISPENSING A FLOWABLE DENTAL MATERIAL AND SUCH A CARTRIDGE - A method is for manufacturing a cartridge ( | 12-31-2015 |
20160100921 | DENTAL CLEANING APPARATUS - A dental cleaning apparatus is configured as a hand-held unit. The appliance includes a housing body having an interior housing cavity. The housing cavity includes an upper compartment configured to receive a volume of cleaning composition within or in absence of a container. The container may be permanently fixed in the interior housing cavity of the housing body or may be removable and replaceable through an uncoverable side opening in the housing body The housing cavity also includes a lower compartment configured to receive a pressurized air canister. An elongated hollow nozzle assembly is mounted to an upper end section of the housing body and has a nozzle conduit providing fluid communication between the cleaning composition and a tip section of the hollow nozzle assembly. | 04-14-2016 |
20160135657 | Disposable Porous Cleaning Devices and Methods - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to porous devices that are useful for various cleaning purposes or other uses. The devices may be formed with, impregnated with, pre-wetted with, or otherwise associated with one or more agents, such as a dental treatment agent, a nail treatment agent, a disinfectant, a lubricant, or any other cleaning agent. The devices may find particular use for cleaning somewhat delicate areas, such as gum tissues, nail cuticle beds, electronic devices, or any other uses that benefit from a self-supporting structure that can withstand pressure but that also benefit from a resilient treatment surface. | 05-19-2016 |