Patents by Inventor Dennis W. Szymaitis

Dennis W. Szymaitis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20190125872
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. All particles are sized to be less than 1 mm in diameter. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through an 18 gauge needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a time of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Dennis W. SZYMAITIS
  • Patent number: 10004806
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. All particles are sized to be less than 1 mm in diameter. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through an 18 gauge needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a time of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Periovance, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Publication number: 20130101641
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. All particles are sized to be less than 1 mm in diameter. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through an 18 gauge needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a time of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: 8313328
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. All particles are sized to be less than 1 mm in diameter. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through an 18 gauge needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a tube of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: 7322825
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through a needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a tube of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: 7105182
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. All particles are sized to be less than 1 mm in diameter. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through an 18 gauge needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a tube of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: 6960083
    Abstract: A specialized dental bur designed to easily enter the periodontal pocket to perform root planing and curettage without the need for incisions has a cutting head attached to a shank. The cutting head has a combined structure of a narrow, hemispherical tip, cylindrical portion of larger diameter and a transition portion having a curved surface between them. Color coding or marking enables bur segregation and enables depth determination. The bur can be used for abrading tooth root, gingiva, and bone structures without gingival incisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Publication number: 20040191725
    Abstract: A specialized dental bur designed to easily enter the periodontal pocket to perform root planing and curettage without the need for incisions has a cutting head attached to a shank. The cutting head has a combined structure of a narrow, hemispherical tip, cylindrical portion of larger diameter and a transition portion having a curved surface between them. Color coding or marking enables bur segregation and enables depth determination. The bur can be used for abrading tooth root, gingiva, and bone structures without gingival incisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: 6705865
    Abstract: A hand-held dental instrument has an elongated handle and a blade shaped like a human foot. The blade has ankle, arch and instep edges that curve inwardly and are of different depth and curvature. There is a shank portion between the blade and the handle with the angles between the shank and the handle and between the shank and the surface of the blade preferably being 150° and 120° respectively. These angles allow the user to reach all areas of the mouth. The blade is thin enough to allow the instrument to reach between the lower front teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Publication number: 20030202947
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through a needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a tube of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Publication number: 20030194380
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and free collagen. All particles are sized to be less than 1 mm in diameter. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through an 18 gauge needle. The composition may contain a thickener that increases the viscosity of the composition after the material has been injected into the periodontal pocket. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a tube of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Publication number: 20030026770
    Abstract: A periodontal structure regeneration composition for treatment of periodontal disease is a mixture of particles of a bone growth material and collagen. All particles are sized to be less than 1 mm in diameter. The periodontal regeneration composition is injected into the periodontal pocket through an 18 gauge needle. The composition is available in pre-filled syringes offered in a kit that may also contain strips of surgical sponge or gauze that are sized to fit within a periodontal pocket, a tube of adhesive, a dental bur, a probe, a gauze placement tool, gauze counter and a brush for cleaning the dental bur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: 5664582
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting, distinguishing and counting marked objects and particularly marked surgical objects having a marker made of a selected nonmagnetostrictive, soft magnetic material which will emit known specific selected high harmonic frequencies when exposed to an alternating electromagnetic field. That emission will cause a change in the alternating electromagnetic field which can be correlated to the presence of only the selected nonmagnetostrictive, soft magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1997
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: 5456718
    Abstract: An apparatus and method detects surgical objects within the human body where the apparatus includes the surgical object utilized in surgical procedures including a marker made of a selected nonmagnetostrictive, soft magnetic material which will emit known specific selected harmonic frequencies when exposed to an alternating electromagnetic field. That emission will cause a change in the alternating electromagnetic field which can be correlated to the presence of only the selected nonmagnetostrictive, soft magnetic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis
  • Patent number: D458682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventor: Dennis W. Szymaitis