Heating apparatus with a disinfection device
AssigneeDENTSPLY International Inc.
InventorsEdward Cheppa, Kevin Wilkinson
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Abstract
A heating apparatus for heating and sterilizing or disinfecting a material used in dental treatment, the heating apparatus comprising a heating compartment with a heating element for heating all or part of the material within the heating compartment; at least one holder for receiving and holding at least a part of the material used in dental treatment inside the heating compartment; and an disinfection device having a light source for sterilizing all or part of the material within the heating compartment.
Claims8
A heating apparatus for heating and sterilizing or disinfecting a dental material used in dental treatment, the heating apparatus comprising:
- a heating compartment with a heating element for heating all or part of the dental material within the heating compartment;
- at least one holder for receiving and holding at least a part of the dental material used in dental treatment inside the heating compartment;
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- a disinfection device having a light source for sterilizing all or part of the dental material within the heating compartment;
- wherein the at least one holder is an actuating member;
- wherein the actuating member includes at least a first position and a second position such that in the first position the heating element, the light source, or both are turned off and in the second position, the heating element, the light source, or both are turned on;
- wherein a portion of the actuating member extends into the heating compartment such that a greater portion of the dental material is positioned within the heating compartment in the second position relative to the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.