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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1982
Robert K Rusteberg, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
Panlmatic Company, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Abstract
A germicidal periodontal irrigation system employs a stream of irrigating liquid in which bubbles of ultraviolet-produced ozone are finely dispersed. The flow of irrigating liquid through an irrigation conduit carries the ozone bubbles to the inflamed areas to effect a germicidal action. Ozonation of the carrier liquid is produced by passing a gas containing oxygen in the immediate vicinity of an irradiating ultraviolet lamp to produce 'actinic' ozone, the gas then being bubbled through a storage reservoir from which the irrigating liquid is continuously drained and dispensed, carrying the ozone bubbles along with it. Alternatively, the ozonated gas is injected directly into the irrigation conduit to form a stream of finely-dispersed bubbles in the flowing liquid. The irrigating stream is preferably dispensed in the form of a high-pressure pulsating jet of liquid injected at the gum line to provide a high local concentration of ozone for germicidal treatment.