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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:

Pipstek, Llc, Laguna Hills, CA (US);

Inventors:

Enrico E. DiVito, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Douglas L. Glover, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mesa, AZ (US);

Mark P. Colonna, Whitefish, MT (US);

Assignee:

Pipstek, LLC, Laguna Hills, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/26 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61C 1/00 (2006.01); A61C 3/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/40 (2017.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61D 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/067 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/26 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61C 1/0046 (2013.01); A61C 3/00 (2013.01); A61C 5/40 (2017.02); A61C 17/00 (2013.01); A61D 5/00 (2013.01); A61N 5/0624 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00565 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01); A61B 2018/263 (2013.01); A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0606 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0631 (2013.01); A61N 5/067 (2021.08);
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for treating a root canal in a tooth or hard and/or soft tissue within a tooth and surrounding tissues by pulsing a laser light into a reservoir, preferably after introducing liquid fluid into the reservoir, so as to disintegrate, separate, or otherwise neutralize pulp, plaque, calculus, and/or bacteria within and adjacent the fluid reservoir without elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, bones, gums, other soft tissues, other hard tissues, and any other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.


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