Abstract: A tooth-anchored beneficial agent delivery device comprising an anchor-member that is semipermanently attached to a tooth, such as by an adhesive, bonding or a tooth-encircling band, and one or more agent-carrying cartridges that are removably connected to the anchor member such as by a ball-and-socket mechanism.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 13, 1988
Date of Patent:
August 29, 1989
Assignee:
Transpharm Group
Inventors:
Gabriel L. Garay, Anne-Ly Garay, Robert Tacy