Illumination system for dentistry applications

US9039412B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DISCUS DENTAL, LLC · US

Inventors

• Eric P. Rose · San Fernando, US
• Robert Hayman · Los Angeles, US
• Stuart Karten · Santa Monica, US
• Dennis Schroeder · Irvine, US
• Steve Piorek · Los Angeles, US
• Douglas H. Grambush · Irvine, US
• Marc Orloff · Altadena, US
• Nancy Quan · San Fernando, US
• Younes Shabany · San Jose, US
• William Dorfman · Beverly Hills, US
• Kenneth Rosenblood · Los Angeles, US
• Dac Vu · Tustin, US
• Curt Deckert · Newport Beach, US
• Brian M. Kennedy · Coppell, US
• Christopher Quan · Houston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 21, 2013
• Grant date: May 26, 2015
• Expiry date: Nov 21, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2005/0661
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A dental illumination apparatus includes a lamp system mounted on a support structure. The lamp system includes a light source. A control system is provided for controlling the activation of the lamp system. A light guide shields soft tissues local to teeth of a subject from effects of ultraviolet radiation. The light guide includes a lamp attachment formation coupled to the lamp system, and a recording device in communication with the control system, the recording device including memory which stores the amount of time that the light source has been on since the beginning of a treatment procedure. A lip retractor, coupled to the light guide, is adapted to receive the lips of a patient.