Dental detection device

- Calcivis Limited
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of the dental detection device;

FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top, front, and right side perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in FIGS. 3 and 7 depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dental detection device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1042180
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 2020
Date of Patent: Sep 17, 2024
Assignee: Calcivis Limited (Edinburgh Lothian)
Inventors: Adam Christie (Edinburgh), Bruce Vernon (Edinburgh)
Primary Examiner: George D. Kirschbaum
Assistant Examiner: Antoinette Martine Suiter
Application Number: 29/736,193