US Patent Issued to MANA HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES on Dec. 23 for "Irradiation device and system for photodynamic disinfection of teeth and gums" (Austrian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,551, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to MANA HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES GMBH (Graz, Austria).

"Irradiation device and system for photodynamic disinfection of teeth and gums" was invented by Johannes Smolle (Graz, Austria) and Elisa Bohm (Graz, Austria).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An irradiation device for photodynamic disinfection of teeth and gums in a mouth, comprises a mouthpiece which can be inserted into the mouth. The mouth piece has a U-shape approximating the dental arch and is equipped with one or more radiation sources for radiation in a wavelength range between 500 nm and 1000 nm. The irradiation device further comprises a hand...