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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Meribel Dental, Llc, Balboa Island, CA (US);
Inventors:
George Michel Mansour, Pomona, CA (US);
Tim Truitt, Orange, CA (US);
Assignee:
MERIBEL DENTAL, LLC, Balboa Island, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A61C 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/005 (2013.01); A61C 1/087 (2013.01); A61C 17/227 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prophy angle is provided that includes a paste-dispensing assembly that includes an actuator at the proximal end of the housing, and a push rod linked to the actuator and supporting a plunger on the push rod, where the push rod is supported by the housing in a biased manner to permit longitudinal movement within the housing in a reciprocating manner as actuated by the actuator, to dispense a controlled quantity of paste out of the prophy angle.