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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Sonendo, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bjarne Bergheim, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Mehrzad Khakpour, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
SONENDO, INC., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/02 (2006.01); A61C 17/028 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/0202 (2013.01); A61C 17/005 (2013.01); A61C 17/0208 (2013.01); A61C 17/028 (2013.01); A61C 17/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments for cleaning carious regions of a tooth are disclosed herein. For example, a dental apparatus can include a fluid platform having a chamber sized and shaped to retain fluid. The chamber can be configured to be coupled to the tooth over the carious region. A pressure wave generator having a distal end may be configured to be positioned in the chamber. The pressure wave generator may be configured to generate pressure waves in the retained fluid sufficient to clean the carious region.