ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,009, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Dentsply Sirona Inc. (York, Pa.).
"System for visualizing patient stress" was invented by Andre Koza (Worms, Germany) and Ronny Kucharczyk (Worms, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for visualizing patient stress or discomfort during dental treatment. By visualizing a patients changing stress conditions during treatment, a clinician may react accordingly such as by stopping a treatment activity, slowing a treatment activity, refreshing anesthesia, etc. in order to improve the patients experience."
The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2020, under Application No. 17/427,115.
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