| 摘要 |
A dental curing light for curing a light-cure synthetic composite material used in dentistry is described. The dental curing light includes a hand-held curing light instrument having a curing light source, and a light conducting tip detachably mounted to the hand-held curing light instrument. The light conducting tip has an input end, removably engaged to the hand-held curing light instrument and receiving light from the curing light source, and a remote output end, emitting the curing light therefrom. The light conducting tip has a flexible tubular body extending between the input and output ends, and includes at least a light conducting inner core and a radially outer metallic body surrounding the light conducting inner core. The light conducting inner core forms a flexible optical waveguide. The outer metallic body is flexible and plastically deformable such that the outer metallic body, and therefore the light conducting tip, retains a given curved shape until repositioned by a user. |
| 主权项 |
1. A dental curing light for curing light-cure synthetic composite materials used in dentistry, comprising:
a hand-held curing light instrument having a curing light source; and a light conducting tip detachably mounted to the hand-held curing light instrument, the light conducting tip having an input end and a remote output end, the input end of the light conducting tip being removably engaged to the hand-held curing light instrument and receiving light from the curing light source, the remote output end of the light conducting tip emitting the curing light therefrom, the light conducting tip having a flexible tubular body extending between the input and output ends thereof, the flexible tubular body including at least a light conducting inner core and a radially outer metallic body surrounding the light conducting inner core, the light conducting inner core forming a flexible optical waveguide , the outer metallic body being substantially light impervious and fluid impervious, the outer metallic body being flexible and plastically deformable such that the outer metallic body, and therefore the light conducting tip, retains a given curved shape until repositioned by a user. |
