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Granted Patent B2
US 12,144,695 · App. 18/092,346 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Prevenative dental hard tissue laser treatment systems and methods

Inventors: Charles Holland Dresser (Wayland, MA); Nathan Paul Monty (Shrewsbury, MA)
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Patent No.
US 12,144,695
App. No.
18/092,346
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one aspect, embodiments relate to a system for performing preventative dental laser treatment. The system includes, a code reader configured to read a machine readable code, a processor configured to verify the machine readable code and prevent future verification of the machine readable code, and a laser treatment system configured to perform a laser treatment, based upon the verified machine readable code. The laser treatment system includes a laser arrangement configured to generate a laser beam, an optical arrangement configured to direct the laser beam toward a dental hard tissue, and a laser controller configured to control a parameter of the laser beam in order to heat at least a portion of a surface of the dental hard tissue to a temperature above 400° Celsius.

Claims (36)

1. A method for preventative dental treatment comprising:

providing a treatment package comprising a dental fluoride treatment dose and a machine readable code, wherein the machine readable code is configured to authorize a limited number of laser treatments corresponding to the dental fluoride treatment dose;

reading the machine readable code;

verifying, using a processor, the machine readable code;

performing a laser treatment, based upon the verified machine readable code, wherein the laser treatment comprises:

generating, using a laser arrangement, a laser beam;

directing, using an optical arrangement, the laser beam toward a dental hard tissue; and,

controlling, using a laser controller, a parameter of the laser beam to heat at least a portion of a surface of the dental hard tissue to a temperature above 400° Celsius; and,

tracking, using the processor, a number of times the machine readable code has been verified; and,

preventing, using the processor, future verification of the machine readable code after the number of times the machine readable code has been verified reaches the limited number of laser treatments authorized by the machine readable code.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising applying the dental fluoride treatment dose to the surface of the dental hard tissue, wherein the dental fluoride treatment dose comprises one or more of Sodium Fluoride, Stannous Fluoride, Titanium Tetrafluoride, Acidulated-Phosphate Fluoride, and Amine Fluoride.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the machine readable code comprises one or more of a barcode, a digital signature, a cryptocurrency, a magnetic strip, a transponder device, a microchip, and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein verifying the machine readable code comprises one or more of querying a ledger, broadcasting to a ledger, decrypting the machine readable code, recognizing a digest within the machine readable code, and querying a coupon authority.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein preventing future verification of the machine readable code comprises one or more of broadcasting to a ledger, submitting to a coupon authority, destroying the machine readable code, and overwriting the machine readable code.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising measuring a laser variable during the laser treatment.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the laser variable comprises one or more of a duration of laser treatment, an electrical energy delivered to the laser source during laser treatment, and a relative measure of laser energy generated by the laser source during laser treatment.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching a consumable laser attachment to a hand piece prior to performing the laser treatment.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the consumable laser attachment comprises the machine readable code.

10. A system for performing preventative dental laser treatment comprising:

a code reader configured to read a machine readable code, wherein the machine readable code is provided in a treatment package comprising a dental fluoride treatment dose and the machine readable code, wherein the machine readable code is configured to authorize a limited number of laser treatments corresponding to the dental fluoride treatment dose;

a processor configured to:

verify the machine readable code;

track a number of times the machine readable code has been verified; and,

prevent future verification of the machine readable code after the number of times the machine readable code has been verified reaches the limited number of laser treatments authorized by the machine readable code; and,

a laser treatment system configured to perform a laser treatment, based upon the verified machine readable code, wherein the laser treatment system comprises:

a laser arrangement configured to generate a laser beam;

an optical arrangement configured to direct the laser beam toward a dental hard tissue; and,

a laser controller configured to control a parameter of the laser beam in order to heat at least a portion of a surface of the dental hard tissue to a temperature above 400° Celsius.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the optical arrangement comprises one or more of a beam delivery system, a hand piece, and a beam scanning system.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the optical arrangement comprises a hand piece configured to attach to a consumable laser attachment.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the consumable laser attachment comprises the machine readable code.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the machine readable code comprises one or more of a barcode, a digital signature, a cryptocurrency, a magnetic strip, a transponder device, a microchip, and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to verify the machine readable code by performing one or more of querying a ledger, broadcasting to a ledger, decrypting the machine readable code, recognizing a digest within the machine readable code, and querying a coupon authority.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to prevent future verification of the machine readable code by performing one or more of broadcasting to a ledger, submitting to a coupon authority, destroying the machine readable code, and overwriting the machine readable code.

17. The system of claim 10 , further comprising a meter configured to measure a laser variable during the laser treatment.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the laser variable comprises one or more of a duration of laser treatment, an electrical energy delivered to the laser source during laser treatment, and a relative measure of laser energy generated by the laser source during laser treatment.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2025
From: DRESSER, CHARLES
To: ENAMEL PURE, INC.
Reel/Frame 070158/0799 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2025
From: MONTY, NATHAN
To: ENAMEL PURE, INC.
Reel/Frame 070159/0352 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2025
From: ENAMEL PURE, INC.
To: ENAMEL PURE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 070159/0404 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17876444 · Jul 28, 2022
Continuation PCTUS2021015567 · Jan 28, 2021
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