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US 11,304,788 B2Granted
Light concentrating adapter for dental curing
AssigneeOrthosnap Corp.
InventorYan Pogorelsky
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Abstract
Provided herein is an adapter for a dental curing light. The adapter can restrict or otherwise concentrate light as it is emitted from the dental curing light making the beam of light more focused to a specific portion of a tooth rather than radiating an entire tooth. The adapter can have different customizable shapes and sizes which is beneficial for adhering attachments commonly used with orthodontic aligners to a tooth.
Claims17
A system comprising:
- a dental attachment comprising a size that is smaller than a tooth and that is configured to attach to a surface of the tooth, wherein an outer boundary of the dental attachment comprises a shape of one of a diamond, a semi-circle, a rectangle, a triangle, and an ellipse;
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- an adapter comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a securing opening disposed on an end of the hollow body and configured to fit around a distal end of a dental curing light tool that applies curing light to the dental attachment when attaching the dental attachment to the surface of the tooth;
- an adapter head disposed at an opposite end of the adapter with respect to the end including the securing opening;
- a light concentrating opening integrated within the adapter head, wherein the light concentrating opening is smaller than the tooth and comprises a same shape as the shape of the outer boundary of the dental attachment;
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- a recess comprising a same shape as the shape of the outer boundary of the dental attachment, wherein the recess is positioned around the light concentrating opening and prevents light from leaving the light concentrating opening when the adapter head is in contact with the surface of the tooth.
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A system comprising:
- a dental attachment comprising a shape that is smaller than a tooth and that is configured to attach to a surface of the tooth, wherein an outer boundary of the dental attachment comprises a shape of one of a diamond, a semi-circle, a rectangle, a triangle, and an ellipse;
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- a nozzle comprising:
- a hollow body;
- a securing opening disposed on a bottom of the hollow body, wherein the securing opening and a portion of the hollow body are configured to fit securely around a distal end of a dental curing light tool that applies curing light to the dental attachment when attaching the dental attachment to the tooth;
- a head disposed on a top of the hollow body at an opposite end with respect to the securing opening;
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- a light emitting opening within the head which is configured to concentrate a beam shape of the dental curing light tool onto a surface of a tooth, wherein the light emitting opening is smaller than the tooth and comprises a same shape as the shape of the outer boundary of the dental attachment;
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- a recess comprising a same shape as the shape of the outer boundary of the dental attachment, wherein the recess is positioned around the light concentrating opening and prevents light from leaving the light concentrating opening when the adapter is in contact with the surface of the tooth.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.