Patent ID: 11918432
Assignee: SONENDO, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 28:
29. An apparatus for treating a tooth, the apparatus comprising:
an enclosure having a mounting surface configured to be positioned against a tooth surface over a treatment region of the tooth, the enclosure configured to define a chamber to be filled with a liquid when the enclosure is positioned against the tooth; and
a pressure wave generator coupled with the enclosure, the pressure wave generator configured to direct a coherent, collimated energy beam into or onto the enclosure through the liquid to generate pressure waves in the liquid having energy sufficient to clean the treatment region, the coherent, collimated energy beam comprising a liquid jet,
wherein the pressure waves generated in the liquid comprise frequencies comprising widespread acoustic noise,
wherein the pressure wave generator comprises a liquid jet device, wherein the liquid jet device comprises a liquid pressurization portion which pressurizes the liquid and a liquid beam forming portion in fluid communication with the pressurization portion, said beam forming portion comprising an orifice that receives the pressurized liquid, said orifice sized and shaped to convert the pressurized liquid into the liquid jet.