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AssigneeConvergent Dental, Inc.
InventorsNathan P. Monty, Charles H. Dresser, William H. Groves, Jr., Leonid A. Bafitos, Jon R. Quillard
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A dental laser system for treatment of hard and/or soft tissue includes a main chamber housing optical and primary fluid supply subsystems, for directing a laser beam and fluid to a treatment area. A hand piece affixable to the main chamber, includes mating optical and secondary fluid supply subsystems. The hand piece can be rotatable or re-orientable about an optical axis within the hand piece. A lock can maintain a selectable angular orientation of the hand piece relative to the main chamber. A coupling can maintain a fluidic communication between the primary and secondary fluid supply subsystems even when the hand piece is rotated or re-oriented. A sensor and controller can sense a selected angular orientation of the hand piece and adjust the main optical subsystem according to the sensed angular orientation, to align the two optical subsystems. The laser may be controlled using a variable speed foot pedal.
A method of directing a laser beam to a dental treatment area using a laser-based treatment system, the method comprising:
A laser-based treatment system, comprising:
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