The STA Single Tooth Anesthesia System unit incorporates the ‘pressure force feedback’ elements of Milestone’s patented CompuFlo® system with DPS Dynamic Pressure Sensing® technology, and consists of a computer-controlled drive unit about the size of a cable modem (5” L x 2”W x 5” H), and a separate single-use disposable
dental handpiece /needle assembly. The core technology utilizes an electro-mechanical motor regulated by a central processor unit (CPU) functioning in concert with a force/pressure transducer.
Traditional syringe techniques utilized in routine intraligamentary injections are hampered by the blind nature of the injection, the extreme pressures generated in local tissues during the procedure, and the relatively small volume of anesthesia able to be reliably delivered. These factors have resulted in reduced duration of anesthesia, unnecessary collateral anesthesia and increased pain associated with tissue damage.
The STA Single Tooth Anesthesia System unit takes the guesswork out of the administration of anesthetic by providing real-time visual and audible feedback via the CompuFlo system with DPS Dynamic Pressure Sensing technology. During an injection with the STA Single Tooth Anesthesia System unit, the CompuFlo system with DPS Dynamic Pressure Sensing Technology continuously monitors the exit pressure of the anesthetic in real-time during all phases of administration.
Milestone Scientific, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), a world leader in computer controlled local anesthetic delivery, will officially unveil its highly anticipated Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA(TM)) System during this year's Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. Milestone will be conducting demonstrations of the STA System at booth # 2206.
The FDA-cleared STA System is comprised of a computer-controlled drive unit and a single-use disposable handpiece/needle assembly. It provides newly-patented real-time visual and audible feedback and verbal announcements via Milestone Scientific's patented CompuFlo(TM) with Dynamic Pressure Sensing (DPS(TM)) technology, thus taking the guesswork out of the administration of anesthetic.
Specifically, the STA System enables the dental professional to precisely administer an intraligementary injection to anesthetize a single tooth in only one to two minutes, rather than administering a mandibular block that anesthetizes an entire quadrant. The STA Intraligamentary injection has an immediate onset, whereas the typical block injection can take 8 to 12 minutes before a dentist can start treatment. In addition, the STA intraligementary injection last as long as a traditional infiltration or mandibular block. All of this is accomplished with a technology that has been clinically proven to provide a pain-free injection.
