Patent ID: 9326836
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61C

Claim Text:
1. A periodontal pocket depth probe comprising: an elongate body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a hollow interior cavity traversing the length of the elongate body; a fixed arm located at the distal end of the elongate body; a movable arm having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end is movably attached at the distal end of the hollow interior cavity of the elongate body and is further operably attached to a displacement transducer; one or more containers affixed to the elongate body, where at least one of the containers is configured to apply a substance in at least one pre-determined amount; and a hollow probe tip, at the distal end of the moveable arm, where the hollow probe tip is operably connected to the one or more containers and has at least one opening at or near the probe tip distal end, wherein the hollow probe tip is adapted to transmit probing depth data to a displacement transducer through the moveable arm, such that transmission of at least one pre-determined subgingival pocket depth causes the at least one pre-determined amount of the substance in the container to be applied subgingivially and while contemporaneously performing at least one of obtaining probing depth data and transmitting probing depth data to a displacement transducer.