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US 7,581,864 B2Granted
Tooth bleaching process
AssigneeDiscus Dental, LLC
InventorLisa Craig
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Abstract
A system and method for tooth bleaching are disclosed wherein a patient's mouth is prepped for tooth bleaching treatment, a light activated tooth bleaching composition is applied on a tooth surface to be bleached, a lamp assembly is placed in position to activate the oxidizing compound in the bleaching composition, and one or more spacer is coupled to the patient and to the lamp assembly to set a distance between the two.
Claims16
A lamp assembly for use in a tooth bleaching process, said lamp assembly comprising:
- a light head assembly mounted to a first pole;
- a power supply assembly mounted to a second pole;
- a support base coupled to the second pole;
- the first pole is coupled to the second pole and is pivotable relative to the second pole;
- the power supply assembly is electrically coupled to the light head assembly;
- and
- wherein the light head assembly comprises an IR filter and a UV filter.
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A lamp assembly for use in a tooth bleaching process, said lamp assembly comprising:
- a light stand comprising an overhang pole pivotally coupled to a base pole, which is attached to a support base comprising a plurality of support legs;
- a power supply assembly mounted to the base pole;
- said power supply assembly comprising a keypad and an LCD display;
- a light head assembly mounted to the overhang pole in a ball-and-socket arrangement;
- and
- wherein the light head assembly comprises an IR filter and a UV filter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.