Abstract: A syringe for dispensing a flowable material. The syringe has a cartridge with a cartridge front end and at least a first dispensing nozzle arranged at the cartridge front end. The syringe further has closure for openably closing the first dispensing nozzle. The closure includes a cap and at least a first seal. The cap is telescopically placeable on the cartridge front end. The closure or the cartridge has a first magnet for establishing a magnetic attraction between the closure and the cartridge. In a situation in which the closure is placed on the cartridge front end, the closure and the cartridge can be positioned in a sealing position in which the first seal spaces the cap and the cartridge front end away from each other against a magnetic attraction that urges the cap and the cartridge toward each other.
Abstract: A removable dental appliance may include an appliance body at least partially surrounding a plurality of teeth and an interproximal reinforcement. The appliance body may include a first shell shaped to engage a first tooth and a second shell shaped to engage a second tooth. The interproximal reinforcement extends from a first gingival edge on a labial side of the appliance body along an interproximal region between the first tooth and the second tooth to a second gingival edge on a lingual side of the appliance body. The interproximal reinforcement is configured to engage at least one of a lingual surface or labial surface of the first tooth below a height of contour to enable the appliance body to cause movement of the first tooth toward a desired position.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 6, 2019
Date of Patent:
August 29, 2023
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Inventors:
Michael K. Domroese, David K. Cinader, Jr., Richard E. Raby
Abstract: A packaging and applicator device comprising a container containing a liquid composition for application, an applicator capable of being fastened removably on the container, and a corrector mounted at one end of the applicator. The applicator includes a rod, an applicator endpiece at a distal end of the rod, and a handle member connected to a proximal end of the rod. The applicator endpiece is made of a felt tip that can be impregnated with the composition contained in the container, and wherein the applicator endpiece is used for applying eyeliner. The packaging and applicator device further includes a filter adjacent to the applicator endpiece to supply the liquid composition to the applicator endpiece during application.