Endodontic tool for activating a disinfectant liquid
AssigneeLG Innovation S.R.L.
InventorGianluca PLOTINO
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Abstract
An endodontic tool for activating a disinfectant liquid sprayed in a cavity of a tooth, includes: a body, elongated along an axis and including a handgrip, for allowing an operator to hold the tool; a tip, connected to the body, configured to be immersed in the liquid; an actuator associated with the body and configured to transmit a vibration to the tip; a heater, associated with the body and configured to heat the disinfectant liquid in the tooth. The heater is designed to heat the tip and the tip is designed to heat the disinfectant liquid.
Claims13
An endodontic tool for activating a disinfectant liquid sprayed in a cavity of a tooth, comprising:
- a body, elongated along an axis and including a handgrip, for allowing an operator to hold the tool;
- a tip, connected to the body and configured to be immersed in the liquid;
- an actuator associated with the body and configured to transmit a vibration to the tip;
- a heater, associated with the body and configured to heat the disinfectant liquid in the tooth,
- characterised in that the heater is designed to heat the tip and wherein the tip is designed to heat the disinfectant liquid.
A method for activating a disinfectant liquid sprayed in a cavity of a tooth, the method comprising the following steps:
- preparing an endodontic tool comprising a body, a tip connected to the body, an actuator and a heater;
- immersing the tip in the disinfectant liquid;
- vibrating the tip by means of the actuator;
- heating the disinfectant liquid,
- characterised in that the step of heating the disinfectant liquid comprises a first heating step, wherein the heater heats the tip, and a second heating step, wherein the tip transfers the heat to the disinfectant liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.