Dental dispensing tip and method of manufacturing
AssigneeYoung Microbrush, LLC
InventorTodd Korup
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Abstract
Disclosed are dental dispensing tips used to deliver dental solutions to a tooth surface. One dental dispensing tip includes a body having a first end, a second end, and a fluid passageway extending from the first end toward the second end, the fluid passageway being configured to receive a dental solution therein, a brush cup provided at the second end and having a brush barrel defined therein, a brush applicator configured to be secured within the brush barrel and including a plurality of bristles, wherein a portion of the plurality of bristles extends out of the brush barrel, and a delivery cannula arranged to provide fluid communication between the fluid passageway and the brush applicator and being configured to deliver the dental solution to the plurality of bristles.
Claims15
A dental dispensing tip, comprising:
- a body having a first end, a second end, and a fluid passageway extending from the first end toward the second end, the fluid passageway being configured to receive a dental solution therein;
- a brush cup provided at the second end and having a brush barrel defined therein;
- a brush applicator secured within the brush barrel and including a plurality of bristles, wherein a first end of the brush applicator is received within the brush barrel and a second end of the brush applicator extends out of the brush barrel;
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- a delivery cannula providing fluid communication between the fluid passageway and the brush barrel and entering the plurality of bristles at an intermediate location between the first and second ends to deliver the dental solution to the plurality of bristles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.