Patent ID: 8366441
Filing Date: 2013-02-05
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A device for curing light-curable compounds, comprising: a hand-held housing; a light emitting device configured in said housing, wherein when activated, said light emitting device emits light having wavelengths suitable to cure a light-curable compound; a light guide air nozzle extending from said housing, said nozzle consisting of a single unitary light transmitting structure that includes a proximal end, which captures light emitted from the light emitting device, and a distal tip, which receives said captured emitted light transmitted through said structure and projects said light onto a light-curable compound to cure the compound; wherein said light transmitting structure includes an integral tubular passageway formed therein that is aligned substantially along the longitudinal axis of the light transmitting structure and extends through the distal tip; a compressed-air delivery system configured in said housing, said system comprising a compressed-air cylinder connected to a valve mechanism, said valve mechanism is connected to an air supply tube which is fluidly connected to said tubular passageway, wherein said valve mechanism selectively and fluidly connects the compressed-air cylinder with the distal tip of said light guide air nozzle when said valve mechanism is actuated.