US Patent Issued to GREENMARK BIOMEDICAL on Dec. 2 for "Dental imaging and/or curing system" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,770, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to GREENMARK BIOMEDICAL INC. (East Lansing, Mich.).

"Dental imaging and/or curing system" was invented by Steven Bloembergen (Okemos, Mich.) and Scott Raymond Pundsack (Georgetown, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This specification describes a dental imaging and/or curing system and methods of using it, optionally in combination with a fluorescent imaging aid applied to a tooth. In some examples, a system or kit described in this specification combines a fluorescent compound with an intra-oral device. The intra-oral device includes a light source to excite the fluorescent compound. The intra-o...