A61C 2203/00
Means for making patients feel at ease during dental treatment
Official title: Means for making patients feel at ease during dental treatment, e.g. dental instruments in the form of toys
A61C2203/00 (Means for making patients feel at ease during dental treatment) appears on 55 US grants and 77 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 55
- Published applications
- 77
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 125
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Connector for a dental valve13 Jan 2026US 12,521,216 B2Stoma Ventures, LLC
- Biometrics-enabled dental operatory25 Nov 2025US 12,478,305 B2Dentalez, Inc.
- System and method of oral treatment and relieving stress1 Apr 2025US 12,263,293 B2Nfinium Vascular Technologies, LLC
- Intra-oral light-therapy apparatuses and methods for their use18 Mar 2025US 12,251,283 B2Biolux Group SA
- Rendering of post treatment smile image5 Nov 2024US 12,133,783 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Electric Toothbrush System25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174221 A1
- Dental treatment pain prediction4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366783 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Invisible dam27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359963 A1The Invisible Dam LLC
- Intra-oral light-therapy apparatuses and methods for their use28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268698 A1Biolux Group SA
- Detection of subject response to mechanical stimuli in the mouth13 Mar 2025US 2025/0082262 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Light emitting electric toothbrush268US 6,202,242 B1Zephyr Design, Inc. · 2001
- Photo realistic rendering of smile image after treatment89US 11,026,766 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2021
- Persistent progress over a connected device network and interactive and continuous storytelling via data input from connected devices75US 10,974,139 B2Disney Enterprises, Inc. · 2021
- Intra-oral light-therapy apparatuses and methods for their use54US 9,730,780 B2Biolux Research Ltd. · 2017
- Animate form dental flossing device42US 6,085,760 APlacontrol, Inc. · 2000