US 2021/0272683 A1Published application

Radiometry systems and methods for dental applications

AssigneeAdDent, Inc.

InventorJoshua Friedman

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Abstract

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for radiometry in dental applications. The disclosed systems include a radiometer, a dental curing light, a composite material reader, and a restoration data storage device, where one or more of the radiometer, dental curing light, composite material reader, and restoration data storage device include one or more communication modules that enable wireless communication between one or more components. The radiometer is preferably programmed to determine the change in a rate of cure of a light-curable composite material and thereby determine whether an optimum cure time has been reached for the light-curable composite material. The communication modules may be used to transmit information between the radiometer and the curing light, and between one or more of the radiometer and curing light and one or more of the composite material reader and restoration data storage device.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A radiometry system for use in dental applications comprising:

a. a radiometer comprising a detector cell, a microprocessor, a memory module, and a first set of one or more communication modules;
b. a curing light that is used to generate light and that includes a second set of one or more communication modules;
c. a composite material reader that includes a third set of one or more communication modules;
and
d. a restoration data storage device that includes a fourth set of one or more communication modules;
wherein the microprocessor is configured to record information for storage on the memory module;
wherein the radiometer is configured to send instructions to the curing light via the first set of one or more communication modules;
wherein the curing light is configured to receive instructions via the second set of one or more communication modules;
wherein the composite material reader is configured to obtain a set of information from a package or container that contains a light-curable composite material and to send the set of information via the third set of one or more communication modules;
wherein the intensity of the light generated by the curing light is not controlled by the radiometer;
and
wherein the radiometer is programmed to determine the change in a rate of cure of a light-curable composite material and thereby determine whether an optimum cure time has been reached for the light-curable composite material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/321,388Filed 14 May 2021
Priority: 8 Mar 2019
Published: 2 Sep 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification25 codes

B29C 64/188
Processes of additive manufacturing: involving additional operations performed on the added layers, e.g. smoothing, grinding or thickness control
G16H 40/20
ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or…:…
A61C 19/00
Dental auxiliary appliances
A61C 19/004
Apparatus for curing resins by radiation: hand-held apparatus, e.g. guns

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Application62/815,879Us provisional application · filed 8 Mar 2019
Application16/416,896Continuation in part · filed 20 May 2019
Application17/321,388Continuation in part
US 2020/0281705 A1Published application
US 2021/0272683 A1This patent

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