US 12,186,151 B2
Apparatus, methods, and compositions for endodontic treatments
Bjarne Bergheim, Mission Viejo, CA (US); Mehrzad Khakpour, Laguna Beach, CA (US); Michele Pham, Anaheim, CA (US); Morteza Gharib, Altadena, CA (US); and Richard S. Tebbs, Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonendo, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US)
Filed by SONENDO, INC., Laguna Hills, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/025,481.
Application 15/618,713 is a division of application No. 13/279,199, filed on Oct. 21, 2011, granted, now 9,675,426, issued on Jun. 13, 2017.
Application 17/025,481 is a continuation of application No. 16/584,493, filed on Sep. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,806,543.
Application 16/584,493 is a continuation of application No. 15/618,713, filed on Jun. 9, 2017, granted, now 10,702,355, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/485,089, filed on May 11, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/405,616, filed on Oct. 21, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2021/0068921 A1, Mar. 11, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 5/44 (2017.01); A61C 5/40 (2017.01); A61C 5/50 (2017.01); A61C 17/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 5/44 (2017.02) [A61C 5/40 (2017.02); A61C 5/50 (2017.02); A61C 17/20 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
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1. An apparatus for treating a treatment region of a tooth, the apparatus comprising:
a fluid platform comprising a fluid retainer configured to retain fluid in at least the treatment region of a tooth;
a fluid outlet to remove fluid from the treatment region; and
a pressure wave generator comprising a laser device configured to produce and pulse an electromagnetic beam of radiation;
wherein at least a portion of the laser device is coupled to the fluid platform so as to direct the electromagnetic beam of radiation into the fluid so as to produce pressure waves within the fluid, the produced pressure waves having sufficient energy to propagate throughout the treatment region to treat the tooth.