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Multipurpose dental lamp apparatus

  • US 6,089,740 A
  • Filed: 01/08/1998
  • Issued: 07/18/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A lamp apparatus includinga handpiece having a tip,a light bulb positioned within a reflector which focuses light from the bulb at a predetermined point along an optical path,a filter along said optical path in advance of said predetermined point through which a predetermined wavelength of light in the visible range passes, anda flexible light guide between the handpiece and said predetermined point which transmits the light of said predetermined wavelength to the tip from which said light emanates,said bulb, when energized, emitting light of sufficient intensity so that the light emanating from the tip has a power density of at least 800 milliwatts per square centimeter, and, after filtering, having a wavelength of from 400 to 550 nanometers.

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