Milestone Scientific Announces Notice of Allowance From US Patent and Trademark Office
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Milestone Scientific Inc. , the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for Milestone's U.S. patent application directed to the use of its disposable hand piece for fluid administration. Milestone's proprietary, award-winning hand piece is an instrument currently utilized in conjunction with the Company's commercially available Computer-Controlled Local Anesthetic Delivery (C-CLAD) systems, including the STA Single Tooth Anesthesia System(TM), CompuDent(R) and CompuMed(R).
A Notice of Allowance generally completes the substantive examination of a patent application. The normal process which results in a final issuance of a U.S. patent involves several administrative steps that are typically completed in due course following the issuance of such a Notice. To date, Milestone has been awarded a total of 21 U.S. utility and design patents relating to its C-CLAD technologies.
About Milestone Scientific Inc.
Headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, Milestone Scientific is engaged in pioneering proprietary, highly innovative technological solutions for the medical and dental markets. Central to the Company's IP platform and product development strategy is its patented CompuFlo(R) technology for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic. Specifically, CompuFlo is a computer-controlled, pressure sensitive infusion, perfusion, suffusion and aspiration technology, which provides real-time readouts of pressures, fluid densities and flow rates, enabling the advanced delivery and removal of a wide array of fluids. The STA Single Tooth Anesthesia System(TM), a computer-controlled local anesthesia delivery system, uses this technology to provide dentists with audible and visual signals as to in-tissue pressure. Milestone's existing painless injection systems are currently sold in 25 countries. For more information on these and other innovative Milestone products, please visit the Company's web site found at www.milestonescientific.com and www.STAis4U.com.
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