Dental laser system
OwnerArthur Vassiliadis, Joseph W. Shaffer +5inventors
InventorsArthur Vassiliadis, Joseph W. Shaffer, David J. Fullmer, Michael H. Brewer, David R. Hennings, Terry D. Myers, William D. Myers
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Abstract
A dental laser system is disclosed having an erbium doped YAG laser which is excited so that the YAG laser produces a plurality of laser pulses. A novel delivery system for the YAG laser is disclosed which includes an elongated sapphire strand which consists of a single crystal. The sapphire strand has a diameter between 10 and 1000 microns so that it maintains its flexibility and the sapphire strand is encased within a flexible protective coating. The sapphire strand is also essentially devoid of water content.
Claims10
A dental laser system comprising:
- an erbium doped YAG laser for dental treatment applications,
- means for exciting said laser so that said laser produces a plurality of laser light pulses,
- means for delivering said light pulses to a site in a mouth of a patient remote from said laser, said delivery means comprising a sapphire fiber strand, said sapphire fiber strand consisting of a single crystal having a solid cross-sectional shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.