Patent ID: 9629691
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,A61N

Claim:
1. A device for disinfecting and/or sterilization of a root canal within a human tooth, the tooth including a pulp chamber and one or more root canals, the root canal having a longitudinally variable diameter and longitudinal curvature, the device comprising: an electrode pair adapted to be sufficiently thin and flexible for said longitudinally varying diameter and longitudinal curvature of said human root canal, to extend through said pulp chamber and along said root canal; and a controller configured for sending controlled electrical energy to said electrodes when located in said root canal so as to generate a spark between said electrodes, thereby to provide electrical energy for said disinfection and/or sterilization of said root canal, and wherein a first electrode of said electrode pair is situated along a central axis and is covered by insulating material along a portion of its length and a second electrode of said electrode pair is wound onto the insulating material.