Patent ID: 9549797
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A method for delivering a dental paste to an oral location comprising soft tissue, comprising: loading a capsule of dental paste into a carrier of an applicator having a plunger adapted to enter a first end of the carrier for engaging the capsule; positioning a metal needle attached to the capsule such that an attachment end of the needle is proximate a second end of the carrier opposite the first end and a dispensing end of the needle having a terminal edge is distal to the carrier, wherein the dispensing end includes a modification for atraumatic contact with the soft tissue, where the modification comprises a plastic tip member over the dispensing end, comprising a first inner channel engaged over the dispensing end and a second inner channel of larger size than an inner diameter of the dispensing end, where the second inner channel has a flattened oval shape in a static position and a rounded shape in a dynamic position; contacting the soft tissue with the dispensing end while advancing the plunger to dispense the dental paste from the dispensing end of the needle into the oral location while the modification prevents traumatic injury to the soft tissue.