Abstract: A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5? C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 4, 2025
Assignee:
Pipstek, LLC
Inventors:
Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for treating a root canal in a tooth or hard and/or soft tissue within a tooth and surrounding tissues by pulsing a laser light into a reservoir, preferably after introducing liquid fluid into the reservoir, so as to disintegrate, separate, or otherwise neutralize pulp, plaque, calculus, and/or bacteria within and adjacent the fluid reservoir without elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, bones, gums, other soft tissues, other hard tissues, and any other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 26, 2015
Date of Patent:
October 15, 2024
Assignee:
Pipstek, LLC
Inventors:
Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna
Abstract: A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 2022
Date of Patent:
June 27, 2023
Assignee:
PIPSTEK, LLC
Inventors:
Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna
Abstract: A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 29, 2022
Date of Patent:
March 28, 2023
Assignee:
PIPSTEK, LLC
Inventors:
Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna
Abstract: A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 11, 2021
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2022
Assignee:
PIPSTEK, LLC
Inventors:
Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna
Abstract: A method treating a root canal in a tooth by introducing into the pulp chamber of a tooth and pulsing a laser light into the fluid reservoir so as to disintegrate pulp within the root canal without generation of any significant heat in said liquid fluid so as to avoid elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, or other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 11, 2021
Date of Patent:
June 7, 2022
Assignee:
PIPSTEK, LLC
Inventors:
Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for treating a root canal in a tooth or hard and/or soft tissue within a tooth and surrounding tissues by pulsing a laser light into a reservoir, preferably after introducing liquid fluid into the reservoir, so as to disintegrate, separate, or otherwise neutralize pulp, plaque, calculus, and/or bacteria within and adjacent the fluid reservoir without elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, bones, gums, other soft tissues, other hard tissues, and any other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 26, 2015
Publication date:
November 7, 2019
Applicant:
PIPSTEK, LLC
Inventors:
Enrico E. DiVito, Douglas L. Glover, Kemmons A. Tubbs, Mark P. Colonna