Dental amalgamation apparatus
CA 1073009 A · Owner: Drury, Frederick H. · Inventors: Drury, Frederick H.
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The invention provides a dental amalgamator which prevents mercury vapor, given off during amalgamation from, polluting the air in the neighbourhood of the amalgamator. The amalgamator comprises a casing carrying a capsule holder and a drive means for the holder, a lid movable to a closed position in which it cooperates with the casing to form an enclosure for a capsule held by the holder, the enclosure having air inlets allowing air to flow from the atmosphere into the enclosure. A vacuum pump is arranged to communicate with the enclosure via a mercury filter medium, so that during amalgamation air is drawn into the enclosure, over the capsule and, then through the mercury filter where …
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- Granted March 4, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 4, 1997.
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