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US08221117B2 Probes and biofluids for treating and removing deposits from tissue surfaces
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用于处理和去除组织表面沉积物的探针和生物流体
- Patent Title: Probes and biofluids for treating and removing deposits from tissue surfaces
- Patent Title (中): 用于处理和去除组织表面沉积物的探针和生物流体
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Application No.: US12234593Application Date: 2008-09-19
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Publication No.: US08221117B2Publication Date: 2012-07-17
- Inventor: Ioana M. Rizoiu , Jeffrey W. Jones , Peter Chueh
- Applicant: Ioana M. Rizoiu , Jeffrey W. Jones , Peter Chueh
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: BIOLASE, Inc.
- Current Assignee: BIOLASE, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, LLP
- Main IPC: A61C1/00
- IPC: A61C1/00

Abstract:
An endodontic probe is used to perform disinfection procedures on target tissues within root canal passages and tubules. The endodontic probe can include an electromagnetic radiation emitting fiber optic tip having a distal end and a radiation emitting region disposed proximally of the distal end. According to one aspect, the endodontic probe can include a porous structure that encompasses a region of the fiber optic tip excluding the radiation emitting region and that is loaded with biologically-active particles, cleaning particles, biologically-active agents, or cleaning agents for delivery from the porous structure onto the target tissues. Another aspect can include provision of the endodontic probe with an adjustable channel-depth indicator, which encompasses a region of the fiber optic tip besides the radiation emitting region and which is movable in proximal and distal directions along a surface of the fiber optic tip to facilitate the provision of depth-of-insertion information to users of the endodontic probe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090075229A1 PROBES AND BIOFLUIDS FOR TREATING AND REMOVING DEPOSITS FROM TISSUE SURFACES Public/Granted day:2009-03-19
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