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US 11,278,374 B2Granted
Dental device for dispensing and working a dental composition
OwnerNicolas R. Pruettinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a dental carpule with that includes a nozzle for dispensing a dental composition and a burnisher for burnishing the dispensed composition. The carpule allows burnishing a dental composition with the same device used to dispense the dental composition.
Claims22
A dental device for dispensing and working a dental composition, comprising:
- a carpule including a chamber, a nozzle, and a burnisher, wherein:
- an interior of the chamber is adapted to receive the dental composition;
- the nozzle has a proximal end in fluid communication with the chamber and a distal end configured to dispense the dental composition;
- the burnisher has an elongated shank with a working end configured to work the dispensed dental composition;
- and
- at least a portion of the burnisher extends adjacent to the nozzle so as to provide a gap between the distal end of the dispensing nozzle and the working surface of the burnisher.
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A dental device for dispensing and working a dental composition, comprising:
- a carpule including a chamber, a nozzle, and a burnisher, wherein:
- an interior of the chamber is adapted to receive the dental composition;
- the nozzle has a proximal end in fluid communication with the chamber and a distal end configured to dispense the dental composition;
- the burnisher has an elongated shank with a working end configured to work the dispensed dental composition;
- at least a portion of the burnisher extends adjacent to the nozzle so as to provide a gap between the distal end of the dispensing nozzle and the working surface of the burnisher;
- a dental composition disposed within the chamber and comprising a resin, an inorganic filler, and an initiator;
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- one or more seals to the chamber or the nozzle or both.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.