ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,225, issued on July 1, was assigned to EHT LLC (Sarasoto, Fla.).
"Apparatus for dental irrigation" was invented by Elimelech Packouz (Sarasota, Fla.) and Ralf Raud (Sarasota, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus may include one or more manifolds, each including a shell having an inner portion and an outer portion. Each shell may have a first set of outlets in a first wall and a second set of outlets in a second wall that approximately faces the first wall. Each manifold is shaped to accommodate a tooth. A rotating inlet joint, having an inlet channel and a rotating joint, may enable fluid flow into each manifold from the i...