System and method for treatment of periodontic pockets using disposable inserts
AssigneeConvergent Dental, Inc.
InventorsCharles Kerbage, Stephen Couitt, Roni Cantor-Balan
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Abstract
A system and method for dental or surgical treatment of oral tissue, the system including a laser source; a hand piece; and a device for directing radiation emitted by the laser source to a treatment area (e.g., an oral treatment area), the device further including a disposable tube attachable to the hand piece and an optical element (e.g., a substantially cylindrical lens) mounted within the disposable tube and adapted to modify a profile and/or a direction of the radiation emitted from the tube.
Claims23
A device for directing radiation emitted by a laser source through a hand piece to an oral treatment area, the device comprising:
- a disposable tube attachable to an outlet of the hand piece;
- and
- an optical element disposed in the tube for modifying at least one of a profile or a direction of radiation emitted from the tube.
19-22. (canceled)
A system for dental or surgical treatment of oral tissue, the system comprising:
- a laser source;
- a hand piece operatively coupled to the laser source;
- and
- a device for directing radiation emitted by the laser source through the hand piece to an oral treatment area, the device comprising:
- a disposable tube attachable to the hand piece;
- and
- an optical element disposed in the tube for modifying at least one of a profile or a direction of the radiation emitted from the tube.
24-28. (canceled)
A method for dental or surgical treatment of oral tissue, the method comprising:
- emitting radiation, by a laser source, at a wavelength and along a central axis;
- and
- directing radiation emitted by the laser source, by a device, through a hand piece to an oral treatment area, the device comprising:
- a disposable tube attachable to the hand piece;
- and
- an optical element disposed in the tube.
30-41. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.