Single Use Packaging For Dental Impression Material
AssigneeDux Industries, Inc.
InventorFrank Rovelli
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Abstract
A package for containing a preset quantity of a dry powder material is marked on its exterior with instructions for opening the package for transfer of its contents to a mixing container and cutting instructions, which may be the same, such that when the cutting instructions are followed a measuring container is created which has an internal volume preset to hold no more than the required quantity of liquid to be mixed with the dry powder material to create a wet mixture with desired handling properties.
Claims12
A single use package for delivering a quantity of a dry material to a mixing vessel, said dry material to be mixed with a fixed amount of a liquid, to prepare a wet composition of preset properties for use in a single procedure comprising:
- a pouch formed from a moisture and liquid impermeable material, said pouch configured to hold a specific quantity of the dry material, wherein said specific quantity of dry material when mixed with a specific volume of a liquid forms a wet end product, said pouch having on an outer surface thereof an indicia for use as a guide in cutting the pouch into first and second portions, one of said first and second portions having a predetermined volume usable as a measuring cup for receiving and transferring the specific volume of the liquid to the mixing vessel for blending with the specific quantity of dry material.
A single use package for preparing a dental impression material comprising a moisture and liquid impermeable film formed into a sealed pouch having an enclosed volume, said pouch having sealed within said enclosed volume a quantity of dry powdered alginate for preparation of a single tray of dental impression material, the enclosed volume dividable into first and second portions by cutting the pouch along an indicia on the surface thereof, the volume of the first or second portions being selected to receive no more than a predetermine volume of water, the volume of water being at a predetermined ratio to the weight quantity of the dry powdered alginate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.