Dental dispensing tip
AssigneeYoung Microbrush, LLC
InventorTodd Korup
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Abstract
A dental dispensing tip includes a body having a first body end, a second body end, and a fluid passageway extending between the first and second body ends. A brush cup is provided at the second body end and has a brush barrel defined therein. A brush applicator is secured within the brush barrel and includes a plurality of bristles, wherein a first end of the brush applicator is received within the brush barrel and a second end of the brush applicator extends out of the brush barrel. A delivery cannula is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway and has a bent end entering the plurality of bristles at an intermediate location between the first and second ends to deliver the dental solution to the plurality of bristles.
Claims6
A method of assembling a dental dispensing tip, comprising:
- providing a body having a first end, a second end, a fluid passageway extending from the first end toward the second end, and a brush cup disposed at the second end;
- inserting a brush applicator into a brush barrel defined within the brush cup, the brush applicator including a plurality of bristles;
- securing the brush applicator within the brush barrel such that a portion of the plurality of bristles extends out of the brush barrel;
- arranging a delivery cannula on the body to provide fluid communication between the fluid passageway and the brush applicator;
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- bending the delivery cannula into the plurality of bristles at an intermediate location between distal and proximal ends of the brush applicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.