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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Applicant:
Eric Bornstein, Natick, MA (US);
Inventor:
Eric Bornstein, Natick, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nomir Medical Technologies Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/00 (2006.01); A61C 15/00 (2006.01); A61C 5/02 (2006.01); A61C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided herein are methods and compositions useful for the treatment of periodontal disease exploiting optical and thermal emissions of near-infrared laser systems and fibers in order to target chromophore-stained biofilm while minimizing damage to healthy tissues.