Apparatus and method for tooth pulp vitality detection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11666223
APP PUB NO 20200237231A1
SERIAL NO

16487775

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An apparatus provided for detecting tooth pulp vitality includes a handle, a pivot and a caliper. A pair of fiber optic lines pass through an interior of the handle, the pivot and the caliper. One of the fiber optic lines is a source line with a connector at an end of the source line and another of the fiber optic lines is a detector line with a connector at an end of the detector line. The source line is single mode in the handle and the detector line is multi mode. A system is also provided for detecting tooth pulp vitality that includes the apparatus. Additionally, a method is provided for detecting tooth pulp vitality that employs the apparatus.

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THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM (122TT) 810 VERMONT AVENUE NW WASHINGTON DC 20420

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Schmitt, Joseph Cupertino, US 40 1333
Tang, Cha-Min Wayne, US 13 255

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